National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-3902
Original release date:12/12/2007
Last revised:10/03/2011
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CRecalcProperty function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by calling the setExpression method and then modifying the outerHTML property of an HTML element, one variant of "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA07-345A
Name: TA07-345A
External Source: XF
Name: ie-uninit-object-code-execution(38713)
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-073.html
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-4184
Type: Advisory
External Source: BID
Name: 26506
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT071506
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT071506
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20071211 ZDI-07-073: Microsoft Internet Explorer setExpression Vulnerability
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1019078
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28036
Type: Advisory
External Source: IDEFENSE
Name: 20071211 Microsoft Internet Explorer JavaScript setExpression Heap Corruption Vulnerability
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4582
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4582
Type: Tool Signature
References to Check Content
Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4582
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5