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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3476

Original release date:10/15/2008
Last revised:01/27/2012
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 does not properly handle errors associated with access to uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:9.3 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
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

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA08-288A
Name: TA08-288A
Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
External Source: BID
Name: 31618
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31618
External Source: MS
Name: MS08-058
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-058.mspx
External Source: XF
Name: win-ms08kb956390-update(45565)
Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45565
External Source: XF
Name: ie-unit-memory-code-execution(45564)
Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45564
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2809
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1021047
Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13344
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13344
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT080143
Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT080143
Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13344
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13344

Vulnerable software and versions

Nav control imageConfiguration 1
line trunkNav control imageAND
line trunkspacerNav control imageOR
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4
line trunkspacerNav control imageOR
line trunkspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000::sp4
Nav control imageConfiguration 2
line trunkNav control imageAND
line trunkspacerNav control imageOR
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6
line trunkspacerNav control imageOR
line trunkspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2
line trunkspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3
line trunkspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:professional_x64
line trunkspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::gold:professional_x64
line trunkspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp1
line trunkspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2
line trunkspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp1:x64
line trunkspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2:x64
line trunkspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp1:itanium
line trunkspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2:itanium
Nav control imageConfiguration 3
line trunkNav control imageAND
line trunkspacerNav control imageOR
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1
line trunkspacerNav control imageOR
line trunkspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000::sp4
Nav control imageConfiguration 4
spacerNav control imageAND
spacerspacerNav control imageOR
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7
spacerspacerNav control imageOR
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:professional_x64
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::gold:professional_x64
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp1
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp1:x64
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2:x64
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp1:itanium
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2:itanium
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista::gold
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp1
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista::gold:x64
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp1:x64
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::itanium
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::x32
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::x64
* Denotes Vulnerable Software
* Changes related to vulnerability configurations

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)
  • Resource Management Errors (CWE-399)
CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3476