CVE-2008-4261
9.3
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6 SP1 on Windows 2000, and 6 on Windows XP and Server 2003 does not properly handle extraneous data associated with an object embedded in a web page, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML tags that trigger memory corruption, aka "HTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected (4)
Products: Microsoft: Internet Explorer
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Version 5.01 sp4 |
Configuration B
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Version 6 |
Configuration C
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Version 6 sp1 |
| Running on/with | Platform Versions |
|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 2000 | All versions |
Configuration D
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Version 7 |
| Running on/with | Platform Versions |
|---|---|
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | All versions |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | All versions |
Microsoft Windows Vista | All versions |
Microsoft Windows Xp | All versions |
Related CWEs
References (12)
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
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Source: secure@microsoft.com
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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