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."

Score

CVSS 3.1 8.8 High

Status

Modified - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2008-10-15

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-908

Affected products

• Internet Explorer (Microsoft)

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