CVE-2009-1043

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
39.7%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 3% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: March 23, 2009 (6261 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors triggered by clicking on a link, as demonstrated by Nils during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

microsoft internet explorer

References

🔗 blogs.zdnet.com 🔗 cansecwest.com 🔗 dvlabs.tippingpoint.com 🔗 dvlabs.tippingpoint.com 🔗 dvlabs.tippingpoint.com