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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:08

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://osvdb.org/60504 - () http://osvdb.org/60504 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/37362 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/37362 -
References () http://securethoughts.com/2009/11/millions-of-pdf-invisibly-embedded-with-your-internal-disk-paths/ - () http://securethoughts.com/2009/11/millions-of-pdf-invisibly-embedded-with-your-internal-disk-paths/ -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508010/100/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508010/100/0/threaded -
References () http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/23/internet_explorer_file_disclosure_bug/ - () http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/23/internet_explorer_file_disclosure_bug/ -
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12355 - () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12355 -

Information

Published : 2009-11-24 17:30

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30


NVD link : CVE-2009-4073

Mitre link : CVE-2009-4073

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-4073


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Products Affected

microsoft

  • internet_explorer
CWE
CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor