The printing functionality in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to discover a local pathname, and possibly a local username, by reading the dc:title element of a PDF document that was generated from a local web page
Published Nov 24, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 19.59%
Description
The printing functionality in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to discover a local pathname, and possibly a local username, by reading the dc:title element of a PDF document that was generated from a local web page.
Affected products
No data.
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 19.59% (0.19590) | 97.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 19.59% (0.19590) | 97.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 26.66% (0.26655) | 95.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 37.92% (0.37917) | 95.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 26.66% (0.26655) | 95.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00243) | 64.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00243) | 63.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 67.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 63.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.78% (0.13782) | 95.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 24, 2023 | 13.78% (0.13782) | 95.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 16.53% (0.16531) | 96.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 15, 2022 | 19.21% (0.19214) | 96.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 24.89% (0.24895) | 96.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 70.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 24.89% (0.24895) | 96.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 28.83% (0.28829) | 96.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://osvdb.org/60504 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37362 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securethoughts.com/2009/11/millions-of-pdf-invisibly-embedded-with-your-internal-disk-paths/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508010/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/23/internet_explorer_file_disclosure_bug/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12355 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/60504 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37362 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securethoughts.com/2009/11/millions-of-pdf-invisibly-embedded-with-your-internal-disk-paths/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508010/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/23/internet_explorer_file_disclosure_bug/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12355 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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