| CVE ID | CVE-2009-2531 |
| CVSS SCORE | |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Internet Explorer 6 Internet Explorer 7 Internet Explorer 8 |
| TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION | Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['8654']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Internet Explorer. User interaction is required in that a user must visit a malicious web page. The specific flaw exists in the parsing of CSS style information. When a writing-mode style is used with a specific combination of HTML tags, memory corruption occurs. Exploitation of this vulnerability will lead to remote system compromise under the credentials of the currently logged in user. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-054.mspx |
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| CREDIT | Sam Thomas of eshu.co.uk |
