Vulnerability Details CVE-2008-4844
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.828
EPSS Ranking 99.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 9.3
References
- http://blogs.msdn.com/sdl/archive/2008/12/18/ms08-078-and-the-sdl.aspx
- http://code.google.com/p/inception-h2hc/
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5458
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33089
- http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/12/09/yet-another-unpatched-drive-by-exploit-found-on-the-web/
- http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/community/blog/patch-tuesdays-and-drive-by-sundays
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/493881
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961051.mspx
- http://www.scanw.com/blog/archives/303
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32721
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021381
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-352A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3391
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-078
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6007
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7403
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7410
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7477
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7583
- http://blogs.msdn.com/sdl/archive/2008/12/18/ms08-078-and-the-sdl.aspx
- http://code.google.com/p/inception-h2hc/
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5458
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33089
- http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/12/09/yet-another-unpatched-drive-by-exploit-found-on-the-web/
- http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/community/blog/patch-tuesdays-and-drive-by-sundays
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/493881
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961051.mspx
- http://www.scanw.com/blog/archives/303
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32721
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021381
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-352A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3391
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-078
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6007
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7403
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7410
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7477
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7583
Products affected by CVE-2008-4844
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7