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 secure@microsoft.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =5.01-sp4 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp4 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =6 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =gold | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =6-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =7 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =gold | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =gold | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp1 | |
| All of | ||
| Any of | ||
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =5.01-sp4 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =6-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp4 | |
| All of | ||
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =6 | |
| Any of | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| All of | ||
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =7.0 | |
| Any of | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Vista | ||
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 |
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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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