CVE-2009-2519

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Published Sep 8, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 25.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

The DHTML Editing Component ActiveX control in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly format HTML markup, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers "system state" corruption, aka "DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control Vulnerability."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:professional_x64:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 25.6% (25.618% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/36592
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36280
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022843
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-251A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-046
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6271

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 Windows Xp

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:52 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Sep 8, 2009, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:52 AM
Reserved: Jul 17, 2009, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:09 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 8, 2009, 10:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:09 PM

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