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CVE-2008-2257

Microsoft Internet Explorer XHTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory in certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a document object "appended in a specific order," aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability" or "XHTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2258.

Internet Explorer de Microsoft versiones 5.01, 6 y 7, accede a la memoria no inicializada en determinadas condiciones, lo que permite a los atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (bloqueo) y ejecutar código arbitrario por medio de vectores relacionados con un objeto de documento "appended in a specific order", también se conoce como "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability" o "XHTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability", una vulnerabilidad diferente de CVE-2008-2258.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Internet Explorer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page.
The specific flaw exists in the handling of document objects. When an object is appended in a specific order, memory corruption occurs. Successful exploitation leads to remote compromise of the affected system under the credentials of the currently logged in user.

*Credits: Sam Thomas
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-05-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-08-12 CVE Published
  • 2024-06-09 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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5.01
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-
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Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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6
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-
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Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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6
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sp1
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Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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6
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sp2
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Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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7
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