Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-4844 | First vendor Publication | 2008-12-11 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-11-21 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Use-after-free vulnerability in the CRecordInstance::TransferToDestination function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 6 SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DSO bindings involving (1) an XML Island, (2) XML DSOs, or (3) Tabular Data Control (TDC) in a crafted HTML or XML document, as demonstrated by nested SPAN or MARQUEE elements, and exploited in the wild in December 2008. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4844 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-399 | Resource Management Errors |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6007 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6007 | ||
| Title: | Pointer Reference Memory Corruption Vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Use-after-free vulnerability in the CRecordInstance::TransferToDestination function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 6 SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DSO bindings involving (1) an XML Island, (2) XML DSOs, or (3) Tabular Data Control (TDC) in a crafted HTML or XML document, as demonstrated by nested SPAN or MARQUEE elements, and exploited in the wild in December 2008. | ||
| Family: | windows | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-4844 | Version: | 6 |
| Platform(s): | Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | Product(s): | Microsoft Internet Explorer |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 4 |
SAINT Exploits
| Description | Link |
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| Internet Explorer XML data binding memory corruption | More info here |
ExploitDB Exploits
| id | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010-09-20 | Internet Explorer Data Binding Memory Corruption |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-06-05 | Name : Ubuntu USN-698-1 (nagios) File : nvt/ubuntu_698_1.nasl |
| 2008-12-29 | Name : Ubuntu USN-697-1 (imlib2) File : nvt/ubuntu_697_1.nasl |
| 2008-12-29 | Name : Ubuntu USN-698-2 (nagios3) File : nvt/ubuntu_698_2.nasl |
| 2008-12-29 | Name : Ubuntu USN-699-1 (blender) File : nvt/ubuntu_699_1.nasl |
| 2008-12-12 | Name : Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution (960714) File : nvt/secpod_ms_ie_mem_crptn_vuln.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 50622 | Microsoft IE mshtml.dll XSML Nested SPAN Element Handling Unspecified Arbitra... A use-after-free flaw exists in Internet Explorer. The data binding function fails to update the array length after releasing an object resulting in access to the deleted object's memory space. With a specially crafted web page, a context dependent attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity. |
Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-12-18 | IAVM : 2008-A-0090 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0017935 |
Snort® IPS/IDS
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2017-03-07 | Microsoft Internet Explorer nested tag memory corruption attempt RuleID : 41494 - Revision : 1 - Type : BROWSER-IE |
| 2017-03-07 | Microsoft Internet Explorer nested SPAN tag memory corruption attempt RuleID : 41493 - Revision : 1 - Type : BROWSER-IE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Internet Explorer nested tag memory corruption attempt RuleID : 17402 - Revision : 10 - Type : BROWSER-IE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Internet Explorer nested tag memory corruption attempt - unescaped RuleID : 17401 - Revision : 12 - Type : BROWSER-IE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Internet Explorer nested SPAN tag memory corruption attempt RuleID : 16605 - Revision : 12 - Type : BROWSER-IE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Internet Explorer nested tag memory corruption attempt RuleID : 15126 - Revision : 17 - Type : BROWSER-IE |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-12-17 | Name : Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the web client. File : smb_nt_ms08-078.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2024-11-28 23:12:45 |
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| 2024-11-28 12:16:54 |
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| 2020-05-23 13:16:51 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:22:30 |
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| 2018-10-13 00:22:44 |
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| 2017-09-29 09:23:47 |
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| 2016-04-26 17:58:29 |
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| 2014-02-17 10:47:07 |
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| 2014-01-19 21:25:23 |
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| 2013-11-11 12:38:05 |
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| 2013-05-11 00:29:28 |
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