PT-2008-3752 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2008-08-13 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2008-2257

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 6, and 7

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and execute arbitrary code via certain conditions related to a document object. A remote code execution vulnerability exists due to attempts to access uninitialized memory in certain situations, which could be exploited by constructing a specially crafted Web page. This could allow remote code execution, potentially giving an attacker the same user rights as the logged-on user.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 6, and 7, consider avoiding the use of specific document objects that may trigger the memory corruption until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to specially crafted Web pages to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2257

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 13

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31375 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2257 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2349 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2257 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-045 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30613 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/495430/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020674 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5266 · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/MS08-045 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-050 · Note