CVE-2009-4073

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 26.66% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508010/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12355 signature vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/60504 vdb entry
http://securethoughts.com/2009/11/millions-of-pdf-invisibly-embedded-with-your-internal-disk-paths/
http://secunia.com/advisories/37362 third party advisory
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/23/internet_explorer_file_disclosure_bug/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4073?
CVE-2009-4073 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4073?
To fix CVE-2009-4073, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-4073 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-4073 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~27% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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