CVE DATABASE / CVE-2008-3475
CVE-2008-3475
CVSS 8.8 · HIGH
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle errors related to using the componentFromPoint method on xml objects that have been (1) incorrectly initialized or (2) deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 8.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Microsoft internet explorerMicrosoft windows 2000Microsoft windows server 2003Microsoft windows xpMicrosoft windows server 2008Microsoft windows vista
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References
- http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13151
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