# CVE-2009-2576: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-07-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a long Unicode string argument to the write method, a related issue to CVE-2009-2479. NOTE: it was later reported that 7.0.6000.16473 and earlier are also affected.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://websecurity.com.ua/3338/
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0193.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0192.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505120/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505092/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505122/100/0/threaded

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