# CVE-2009-1917: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1; Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2; and Internet Explorer 7 and 8 for Win

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-07-29 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 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 attempts to access deleted objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022611
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2033
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-034
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35831
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=953693
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6072
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html

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