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

Published 2009-11-24 17:30:01

Updated 2021-07-23 15:12:31

Source MITRE

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4073

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.28%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 64 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-4073

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N	10.0	2.9	[email protected]
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None

CWE ids for CVE-2009-4073

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)

References for CVE-2009-4073

Products affected by CVE-2009-4073

Microsoft » Internet Explorer » Version: 5
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Microsoft » Internet Explorer » Version: 6
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Microsoft » Internet Explorer » Version: 7
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Microsoft » Internet Explorer » Version: 8
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