CVE-2008-1442
Heap-based buffer overflow in the substringData method in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to an unspecified manipulation of a DOM object before a call to this method, aka the "HTML Objects…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the substringData method in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to an unspecified manipulation of a DOM object before a call to this method, aka the "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 38.83% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30575Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3934Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020225Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493253/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29556Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778Broken Link
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-039/Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5720
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30575Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3934Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020225Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493253/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29556Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778Broken Link
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-039/Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5720
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.