CVE-2008-4844
9.3 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.973 High
EPSS
Percentile
99.9%
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CRecordInstance::TransferToDestination function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 6 SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DSO bindings involving (1) an XML Island, (2) XML DSOs, or (3) Tabular Data Control (TDC) in a crafted HTML or XML document, as demonstrated by nested SPAN or MARQUEE elements, and exploited in the wild in December 2008.
Affected configurations
References
blogs.msdn.com/sdl/archive/2008/12/18/ms08-078-and-the-sdl.aspx
code.google.com/p/inception-h2hc/
isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5458
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2
secunia.com/advisories/33089
www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/12/09/yet-another-unpatched-drive-by-exploit-found-on-the-web/
www.breakingpointsystems.com/community/blog/patch-tuesdays-and-drive-by-sundays
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/493881
www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961051.mspx
www.scanw.com/blog/archives/303
www.securityfocus.com/bid/32721
www.securitytracker.com/id?1021381
www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-352A.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3391
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-078
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6007
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7403
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7410
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7477
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7583
Related
9.3 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.973 High
EPSS
Percentile
99.9%