CVE-2008-4844

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4844
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-12-11 15:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionUse-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-352A -- Microsoft Internet Explorer Data Binding Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-344A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
McAfee Threat Center – Latest Cyberthreats | McAfee af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.avertlabs.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-078 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Internet Explorer DHTML Data Binding Invalid Pointer Reference Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
The Security Development Lifecycle : MS08-078 and the SDL af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.msdn.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#493881 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Microsoft Internet Explorer - XML Parsing Buffer Overflow (1) - Windows remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Your request has been blocked. This could be due to several reasons. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.microsoft.com Vendor Advisory
警惕：IE70DAY攻击代码已经遭挂马攻击利用 | 知道安全 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.scanw.com
SANS Internet Storm Center; Cooperative Network Security Community - Internet Security - isc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 isc.sans.org Exploit
MS Internet Explorer XML Parsing Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit 0day af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Internet Explorer Data Binding Memory Corruption Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Internet Explorer XML Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Google Code Archive - Long-term storage for Google Code Project Hosting. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com
Patch Tuesdays and Drive-by Sundays — BreakingPoint af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.breakingpointsystems.com
marc.info af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft Internet Explorer - XML Parsing Buffer Overflow (2) - Windows remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
MS Internet Explorer XML Parsing Buffer Overflow Exploit (vista) 0day af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
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