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CVE-2009-3673

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.3 Published: 2009-12-09 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, leading to memory corruption, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows 7Microsoft Windows XpMicrosoft Windows Server 2003Microsoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Windows 2000Microsoft Windows VistaMicrosoft Internet Explorer

Weakness Type

CWE-94

References