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Status published
Medium
CVE-2009-4073
The printing functionality in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508010/100/0/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12355
- http://osvdb.org/60504
- http://securethoughts.com/2009/11/millions-of-pdf-invisibly-embedded-with-your-internal-disk-paths/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37362
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/23/internet_explorer_file_disclosure_bug/
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Vulnerable Versions:
5, 6, 7, 8
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 24th, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.