CVE-2008-4844

MS08-078 Microsoft Internet Explorer Data Binding Memory Corruption

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Use-after-free vulnerability in the CRecordInstance::TransferToDestination function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 6 SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DSO bindings involving (1) an XML Island, (2) XML DSOs, or (3) Tabular Data Control (TDC) in a crafted HTML or XML document, as demonstrated by nested SPAN or MARQUEE elements, and exploited in the wild in December 2008.

Una vulnerabilidad de uso de la memoria previamente liberada en la función CRecordInstance::TransferToDestination en la biblioteca mshtml.dll en Internet Explorer de Microsoft versiones 5.01, 6, 6 SP1 y 7, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario por medio de enlaces DSO involucrando a (1) una Island XML, (2 ) DSOs XML, y (3) Tabular Data Control (TDC) en un documento HTML o XML diseñado, como es demostrado mediante elementos anidados SPAN o MARQUEE, y explotados "in the wild" en diciembre de 2008.

Various potential security vulnerabilities have been identified in Microsoft software that is running on the Storage Management Appliance (SMA). Some of these vulnerabilities may be pertinent to the SMA, please check the table in the Resolution section of this Security Bulletin.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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

2008-10-31 CVE Reserved
2008-12-11 CVE Published
2009-11-26 First Exploit
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-28 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors

CAPEC

References (25)

URL	Tag	Source
http://blogs.msdn.com/sdl/archive/2008/12/18/ms08-078-and-the-sdl.aspx	X_refsource_misc
http://code.google.com/p/inception-h2hc	X_refsource_misc
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/12/09/yet-another-unpatched-drive-by-exploit-found-on-the-web	X_refsource_misc
http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/community/blog/patch-tuesdays-and-drive-by-sundays	X_refsource_misc
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/493881	Third Party Advisory
http://www.scanw.com/blog/archives/303	X_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32721	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021381	Vdb Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-352A.html	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6007	Signature
https://web.archive.org/web/20080913064223/http://taossa.com/archive/bh08sotirovdowd.pdf

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/82971	2009-11-26
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/86162	2010-02-12
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16583	2011-03-10
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7410	2024-08-07
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7403	2024-08-07
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5458	2024-08-07
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7477	2024-08-07
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7583	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/33089	2018-10-12

URL	Date	SRC
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2	2018-10-12
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961051.mspx	2018-10-12
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3391	2018-10-12
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-078	2018-10-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
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"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6"		-		Affected
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		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7"		-		Affected