Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 6 and 7 on Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, 7 on Windows Vista Gold a…

Published 17 y ago 2009-04-15 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

8.1

v3.1 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

24.9%

percentile 98%

Public exploits

none known

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 6 and 7 on Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, 7 on Windows Vista Gold and SP1, and 7 on Windows Server 2008 does not properly handle transition errors in a request for one HTTP document followed by a request for a second HTTP document, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) multiple crafted pages on a web site or (2) a web page with crafted inline content such as banner advertisements, aka "Page Transition Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago 2024-01-11

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

24.92% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CISA ADP	3.1	8.1	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
CNA	3.1	8.1	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	9.3	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`

Affected products

microsoft ie

Classification

Weakness

CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/1028 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
osvdb.org /53624 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
secunia.com /advisories/34678 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
support.nortel.com /go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=871138 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6164 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
securitytracker.com /id?1022042 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
support.avaya.com /elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2009-0551
NVD: CVE-2009-0551

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Summary