CVE-2009-3270

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Published Sep 18, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 28.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 7.0.6000.16711 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unusable browser) by calling the window.print function in a loop, aka a "printing DoS attack," possibly a related issue to CVE-2009-0821.

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 28.2% (28.228% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://websecurity.com.ua/2872/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506328/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79354
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6281

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:22 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 18, 2009, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:22 AM
Reserved: Sep 18, 2009, 12:00 AM

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

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 18, 2009, 10:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:11 PM

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