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CVE-2008-4844

N/A
Published: December 11, 2008 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorInternet Explorer

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 67%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (21)

x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://blogs.msdn.com/sdl/archive/2008/12/18/ms08-078-and-the-sdl.aspx
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://code.google.com/p/inception-h2hc/
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5458
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HP
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/33089
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/12/09/yet-another-unpatched-drive-by-exploit-found-on-the-web/
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/community/blog/patch-tuesdays-and-drive-by-sundays
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/493881

CVSS

9.3HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399

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