Is CVE-2009-3270 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3270 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3270?

CVE-2009-3270 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-3270

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 28.2%EU EUVD

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 7.0.6000.16711 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unusable browser) by calling the window.print function in a loop, aka a "printing DoS attack," possibly a related issue to CVE-2009-0821.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-400
EPSS score: 28.2% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-3253)
Published: September 18, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3253 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / internet explorer

References

http://websecurity.com.ua/2872/(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506328/100/100/threaded(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79354(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6281(Tool Signature)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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