# CVE-2009-0551: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 6 and 7 on Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, 7 on Windows Vista Gold an

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-04-15 · Updated: 2024-10-21

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 6 and 7 on Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, 7 on Windows Vista Gold and SP1, and 7 on Windows Server 2008 does not properly handle transition errors in a request for one HTTP document followed by a request for a second HTTP document, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) multiple crafted pages on a web site or (2) a web page with crafted inline content such as banner advertisements, aka "Page Transition Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1028
- http://osvdb.org/53624
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34678
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=871138
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6164
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022042
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm

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