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Vulnerability: MS09-014. Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Vulnerability name/brief description | Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer - MS09-014. |
| CVE/CAN name | CVE-2008-2540, CVE-2009-0550, CVE-2009-0551, CVE-2009-0552, CVE-2009-0553, CVE-2009-0554 |
| Vendor threat level | Critical |
| SophosLabs threat level | High |
| Solution | Users are advised to apply the vendor patch for MS09-014 . |
| Vendor description | This security update resolves four privately reported vulnerabilities and two publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer or if a user connects to an attacker's server by way of the HTTP protocol. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. |
| SophosLabs comments | Internet Explorer is one of the most commonly targeted applications by malware and any disclosed vulnerability results in a high risk of it being exploited by malware. This patch fixes several issues that may result in a remote code execution if an attacker sets up a malicious web page. |
| SophosLabs testing result | N/A |
| Currently known exploits | At the time of writing SophosLabs has seen no samples of malware attempting to exploit this vulnerability. Should this situation change samples will be analysed and we will take action as necessary. |
| First sample seen | N/A |
| Discovery date | 14 April 2009 |
| Affected software | Internet Explorer 5.01 |
| References | http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms09-014.mspx |
| Credits | |
| Revisions | 14 April 2009 - initial analysis written |
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- MEDIUM RISK - There is a possibility of this vulnerability being actively exploited by malware.
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- Article ID: 56902
- Created: 14 Apr 2009
- Last updated: 14 Apr 2009
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