CVE-2009-1918

N/A Unknown
Published: July 29, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1; Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2; and Internet Explorer 7 and 8 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 do not properly handle table operations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption by adding malformed elements to an empty DIV element, related to the getElementsByTagName method, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35826
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022611
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=953693
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505523/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35826
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022611
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2033
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-047
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
60.2%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

microsoft