{"id":"CVE-2009-3672","aliases":["EUVD-2009-3647","GHSA-6cmv-j38v-h7wc"],"status":"published","title":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly handle objects in memory that (1) were not...","description":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly handle objects in memory that (1) were not properly initialized or (2) are deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a call to the getElementsByTagName method for the STYLE tag name, selection of the single element in the returned list, and a change to the outerHTML property of this element, related to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and mshtml.dll, aka \"HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\" NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: this issue was originally assigned CVE-2009-4054, but Microsoft assigned a duplicate identifier of CVE-2009-3672. CVE consumers should use this identifier instead of CVE-2009-4054.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.71802,"percentile":0.99429,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-94"],"published":"2009-12-02T11:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T23:12:08Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-16547","title":"Microsoft Internet Explorer - Style getElementsByTagName Memory Corruption (MS09-072) (Metasploit)","type":"remote","platform":"windows","date":"2010-07-12","verified":true,"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16547"},{"source":"metasploit","id":"exploit/windows/browser/ms09_072_style_object","title":"MS09-072 Microsoft Internet Explorer Style getElementsByTagName Memory Corruption","type":"exploit","platform":"Windows","date":"2009-11-20","verified":true,"url":"https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/browser/ms09_072_style_object"}],"products":[{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"internet_explorer"}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507984/100/0/threaded","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/515749","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_CERT-VN","x_transferred","US Government Resource"]},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6381","tags":["vdb-entry","signature","x_refsource_OVAL","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-072","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_MS","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-342A.html","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_CERT","x_transferred","US Government Resource"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37085","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Exploit"]},{"url":"http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/zero-day-internet-explorer-exploit-published","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/977981.mspx","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3301","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_VUPEN","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/37448","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023293","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_SECTRACK","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3672"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6cmv-j38v-h7wc"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2009-3672","description":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly handle objects in memory that (1) were not properly initialized or (2) are deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a call to the getElementsByTagName method for the STYLE tag name, selection of the single element in the returned list, and a change to the outerHTML property of this element, related to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and mshtml.dll, aka \"HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\" NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: this issue was originally assigned CVE-2009-4054, but Microsoft assigned a duplicate identifier of CVE-2009-3672. CVE consumers should use this identifier instead of CVE-2009-4054.","status":"published","published":"2009-12-02T11:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T06:38:30.27Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:24.10565Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2009-3647","description":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly handle objects in memory that (1) were not properly initialized or (2) are deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a call to the getElementsByTagName method for the STYLE tag name, selection of the single element in the returned list, and a change to the outerHTML property of this element, related to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and mshtml.dll, aka \"HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\" NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: this issue was originally assigned CVE-2009-4054, but Microsoft assigned a duplicate identifier of CVE-2009-3672. CVE consumers should use this identifier instead of CVE-2009-4054.","status":"published","published":"2009-12-02T11:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T06:38:30Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T01:39:12.69352Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-6cmv-j38v-h7wc","title":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly handle objects in memory that (1) were not...","description":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly handle objects in memory that (1) were not properly initialized or (2) are deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a call to the getElementsByTagName method for the STYLE tag name, selection of the single element in the returned list, and a change to the outerHTML property of this element, related to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and mshtml.dll, aka \"HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\" NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: this issue was originally assigned CVE-2009-4054, but Microsoft assigned a duplicate identifier of CVE-2009-3672. CVE consumers should use this identifier instead of CVE-2009-4054.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-02T03:47:36Z","modified":"2023-01-31T05:09:16Z","cwes":["CWE-94"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:49:29.970425Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2009-3672","description":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly handle objects in memory that (1) were not properly initialized or (2) are deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a call to the getElementsByTagName method for the STYLE tag name, selection of the single element in the returned list, and a change to the outerHTML property of this element, related to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and mshtml.dll, aka \"HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\" NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: this issue was originally assigned CVE-2009-4054, but Microsoft assigned a duplicate identifier of CVE-2009-3672. CVE consumers should use this identifier instead of CVE-2009-4054.","status":"published","published":"2009-12-02T11:30:00.453Z","modified":"2026-06-16T23:12:08.457Z","cvss":[{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-94"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:01:37.939838Z"}]}}