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CVE-2008-0078

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Published: Feb 12, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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9.3
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in an ActiveX control (dxtmsft.dll) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6 SP1 and SP2, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image, aka "Argument Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected (22)

Microsoft
3 products
Activex
Ie
Internet Explorer
Configuration A
22 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Activex
All versions
Microsoft
Ie
Version 5.01 windows_2000_sp4
Ie
Version 6 windows_server_2003_sp1
Ie
Version 6 windows_server_2003_sp1_itanium
Ie
Version 6 windows_xp_sp2
Ie
Version 7 windows_server_2003_sp1
Ie
Version 7 windows_xp_sp2
Microsoft
Internet Explorer
Version 6
Internet Explorer
Version 6
Internet Explorer
Version 6
Internet Explorer
Version 6
Internet Explorer
Version 6
Internet Explorer
Version 6
Internet Explorer
Version 7
Internet Explorer
Version 7
Internet Explorer
Version 7
Internet Explorer
Version 7
Internet Explorer
Version 7
Internet Explorer
Version 7
Internet Explorer
Version 7
Internet Explorer
Version 7
Internet Explorer
Version 7

Related CWEs

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (16)

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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