The statistic shows the most commonly exploited vulnerabilities in internet applications. The download of malicious PDF files had accounted for 11 percent of the exploited vulnerabilities in 2008.
Security flaws in web applications that have been most commonly used for web-based attacks in 2008 and 2009
Characteristic
2009
2008
PDF Suspicious File Download
49%
11%
Microsoft Internet Explorer ADODB.Stream Object File Installation Weakness
18%
30%
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Uninitialized Memory Code Execution
6%
-
Microsoft Internet Explorer MS Snapshot ActiveX File Download
4%
5%
Adobe SWF Remote Code Executable
3%
7%
Microsoft Internet Explorer Malformed XML Buffer Overflow
3%
1%
Microsoft Internet Explorer DHTML CreateControlRange Code Executable
3%
6%
Microsoft Internet Explorer WPAD Spoofing
3%
1%
Microsoft MPEG2TuneRequestControl ActiveX Buffer Overflow
2%
-
Microsoft MPEG2TuneRequestControl ActiveX Instantiation
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Symantec. (April 30, 2009). Security flaws in web applications that have been most commonly used for web-based attacks in 2008 and 2009 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263327/most-commonly-exploited-vulnerabilities-in-internet-applications/
Symantec. "Security flaws in web applications that have been most commonly used for web-based attacks in 2008 and 2009." Chart. April 30, 2009. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263327/most-commonly-exploited-vulnerabilities-in-internet-applications/
Symantec. (2009). Security flaws in web applications that have been most commonly used for web-based attacks in 2008 and 2009. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263327/most-commonly-exploited-vulnerabilities-in-internet-applications/
Symantec. "Security Flaws in Web Applications That Have Been Most Commonly Used for Web-based Attacks in 2008 and 2009." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2009, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263327/most-commonly-exploited-vulnerabilities-in-internet-applications/
Symantec, Security flaws in web applications that have been most commonly used for web-based attacks in 2008 and 2009 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263327/most-commonly-exploited-vulnerabilities-in-internet-applications/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Security flaws in web applications that have been most commonly used for web-based attacks in 2008 and 2009 [Graph], Symantec, April 30, 2009. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263327/most-commonly-exploited-vulnerabilities-in-internet-applications/
