Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

  Severity: CRITICAL
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2009-3674,MS09-072
  Advisory Date: FEB 15, 2011

  DESCRIPTION

�Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, leading to memory corruption, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3671.

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

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  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1003867
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1003867 - Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • microsoft ie 5.0.1
  • microsoft ie 6
  • microsoft ie 7
  • microsoft ie 8
  • microsoft windows_2000
  • microsoft windows_7 -
  • microsoft windows_server_2003
  • microsoft windows_server_2008
  • microsoft windows_vista
  • microsoft windows_xp
  • microsoft windows_xp -