PT-2008-5544 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer+2

Jun Mao · Published 2008-12-10 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2008-4261

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 SP4, 6 SP1 Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 on Windows XP and Server 2003

Description: The issue arises from a stack-based buffer overflow that occurs when Microsoft Internet Explorer does not properly handle extraneous data associated with an object embedded in a web page. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML tags that trigger memory corruption. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way Internet Explorer embeds objects into a Web page, which could be exploited by constructing a specially crafted Web page. When a user views the Web page, the vulnerability could allow remote code execution, potentially giving an attacker the same user rights as the logged on user.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.01 SP4, update to a version that properly handles object embedding to prevent memory corruption. For Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 SP1, ensure that all web pages are thoroughly validated to prevent exploitation of the buffer overflow. For Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 on Windows XP and Server 2003, restrict access to potentially malicious web pages until a proper fix is applied.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4261

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Server 2003

Windows Xp

References · 9

• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3385 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-073 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4261 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4261 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/MS08-073 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021371 · Note
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=761 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5829 · Note