CVE-2009-2655

4.3 MEDIUM 23% exploit odds No fix listed Denial of service Browser & mail

What it is

mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the JavaScript findText method with a crafted Unicode string in the first argument, and only one additional argument, as demonstrated by a second argument of -1.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 22.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2009-08-03 14:30 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 23:09 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 22.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2009-08-03 14:30 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 23:09 UTC
Exploit probability: 22.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-20 · Improper input validation
Record status: Modified

Affected

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.3

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record