CVE-2008-0077

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, 6 SP2, and and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by assigning malformed values to certain properties, as demonstrated using the by property of an animateMotion SVG element, aka "Property Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 65.01% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488048/100/0/threaded broken link mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2 vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27666 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/228569 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-006.html third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019380 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html broken link third party advisory us government resource
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=661 third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5396 signature vdb entry broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0512/references vendor advisory broken link vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-010 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28903 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0077?
CVE-2008-0077 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0077?
To fix CVE-2008-0077, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0077 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0077 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~65% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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