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CVE-2008-3475

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."

Published

2008-10-15T00:12:15.833

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-908

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	5.01	Yes
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	6	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_2000	-	No
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	6	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	No
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	7.0	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	No

References

http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 Mailing List ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 Mailing List ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13151 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13151 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)