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HistoryJun 10, 2009 - 12:00 a.m.

Microsoft Internet Explorer Concurrent Ajax Request Memory Corruption Vulnerability

2009-06-1000:00:00
Anonymous
www.zerodayinitiative.com
7

9.3 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.925 High

EPSS

Percentile

99.0%

This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Internet Explorer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page. The specific vulnerability exist due to improper AJAX request synchronization in Internet Explorer. When many asynchronous XMLHttpRequest are running concurrently memory corruption can occur that could be remotely exploited by a malicious attacker.

9.3 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.925 High

EPSS

Percentile

99.0%