CVE-2008-2257
Microsoft Internet Explorer XHTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
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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.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2008-05-16 CVE Reserved
- 2008-08-12 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CAPEC
References (10)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495430/100/0/threaded | Mailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30613 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020674 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-050 | X_refsource_misc |
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| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5266 | Signature |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31375 | 2021-07-23 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 | 2021-07-23 | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2349 | 2021-07-23 | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-045 | 2021-07-23 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 5.01 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.01" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6" | sp1 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6" | sp2 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7" | - |
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