CVE-2008-4844

Public Exploit

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 82.85% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.scanw.com/blog/archives/303
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021381 vdb entry
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5458 exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7583 exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-352A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://code.google.com/p/inception-h2hc/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/493881 third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6007 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32721 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7477 exploit
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/community/blog/patch-tuesdays-and-drive-by-sundays
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3391 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/12/09/yet-another-unpatched-drive-by-exploit-found-on-the-web/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7403 exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7410 exploit
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-078 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33089 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961051.mspx vendor advisory
http://blogs.msdn.com/sdl/archive/2008/12/18/ms08-078-and-the-sdl.aspx

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4844?
CVE-2008-4844 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4844?
To fix CVE-2008-4844, 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-2008-4844 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4844 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~83% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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