CVE-2008-3475
First published: Wed Oct 15 2008(Updated: )
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."
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| Any of | ||
| Internet Explorer | =5.01-sp4 | |
| Internet Explorer | =6-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp4 | |
| All of | ||
| Internet Explorer | =6 | |
| Any of | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| All of | ||
| Internet Explorer | =7.0 | |
| Any of | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | ||
| Microsoft Windows Vista | ||
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| Internet Explorer | =5.01-sp4 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp4 | |
| Internet Explorer | =6 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =gold | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| Internet Explorer | =6-sp1 | |
| Internet Explorer | =7 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server | ||
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =gold | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =gold | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp1 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/
- http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13151
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
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