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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.

Published

2008-12-11T15:30:00.393

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (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-399

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	5.01	Yes
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	6	Yes
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	6	Yes
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	7	Yes

References

http://blogs.msdn.com/sdl/archive/2008/12/18/ms08-078-and-the-sdl.aspx ([email protected])
http://code.google.com/p/inception-h2hc/ ([email protected])
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5458 Exploit ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/33089 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/12/09/yet-another-unpatched-drive-by-exploit-found-on-the-web/ ([email protected])
http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/community/blog/patch-tuesdays-and-drive-by-sundays ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/493881 US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961051.mspx Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.scanw.com/blog/archives/303 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32721 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021381 ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-352A.html US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3391 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-078 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6007 ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7403 ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7410 ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7477 ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7583 ([email protected])
http://blogs.msdn.com/sdl/archive/2008/12/18/ms08-078-and-the-sdl.aspx (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://code.google.com/p/inception-h2hc/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5458 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/33089 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/12/09/yet-another-unpatched-drive-by-exploit-found-on-the-web/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/community/blog/patch-tuesdays-and-drive-by-sundays (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/493881 US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961051.mspx Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.scanw.com/blog/archives/303 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32721 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021381 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-352A.html US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3391 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-078 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6007 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7403 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7410 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7477 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7583 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)