Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-4073
The printing functionality in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to discover a local pathname, and possibly a local username, by reading the dc:title element of a PDF document that was generated from a local web page.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2009-4073
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4073
0.24%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 63 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-4073
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-4073
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2009-4073
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508010/100/0/threaded
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/23/internet_explorer_file_disclosure_bug/
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http://securethoughts.com/2009/11/millions-of-pdf-invisibly-embedded-with-your-internal-disk-paths/
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12355
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