CVE-2009-1043

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-1043
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-03-23 14:19:12 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionUnspecified 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
TippingPoint | DVLabs | Pwn2Own 2009 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 dvlabs.tippingpoint.com
TippingPoint | DVLabs | Pwn2Own 2009 Day 1 - Safari, Internet Explorer, and Firefox Taken Down by Four Zero-Day Exploits af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 dvlabs.tippingpoint.com
Microsoft Internet Explorer Unspecified Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Pwn2Own 2009: Safari, IE 8 and Firefox exploited - News - The H Security: News and features af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.h-online.com
osvdb.org/52892 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Pwn2Own trifecta: Hacker exploits IE8, Firefox, Safari | Zero Day | ZDNet.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.zdnet.com
Internet Explorer Unspecified Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CanSecWest Applied Security Conference: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cansecwest.com
TippingPoint | DVLabs | Pwn2Own Day 2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 dvlabs.tippingpoint.com
Safari hole exploited in seconds at security conference | Security - CNET News af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 news.cnet.com
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