VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-2954

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability13.08%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-08-24
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) via JavaScript code with a long string value for the hash property (aka location.hash), a related issue to CVE-2008-5715.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references