MEDIUM
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 8.0 beta2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an onload=screen[""] attribute value in a BODY element
Published Jan 8, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.41%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 8.0 beta2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an onload=screen[""] attribute value in a BODY element.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
9.41% 0.09413
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09413
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.41% (0.09413) | 95.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.41% (0.09413) | 94.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.79% (0.09794) | 92.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.80% (0.10799) | 88.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.79% (0.09794) | 92.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.00% (0.01003) | 84.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 1.00% (0.01003) | 83.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.00% (0.01003) | 81.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 95.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 94.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 57.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 10, 2022 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 94.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 14.07% (0.14073) | 95.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 14.07% (0.14073) | 90.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://skypher.com/index.php/2009/01/07/msie-screen-null-ptr-dos-details/ x_refsource_MISCURL Repurposed
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33149 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47788 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://skypher.com/index.php/2009/01/07/msie-screen-null-ptr-dos-details/ | x_refsource_MISCURL Repurposed | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33149 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47788 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 8, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 8, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0072
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a