National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3475
Original release date:10/15/2008
Last revised:12/24/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle errors related to using the componentFromPoint method on xml objects that have been (1) incorrectly initialized or (2) deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA08-288A
Name: TA08-288A
External Source: BID
Name: 31617
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MS
Name: MS08-058
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: win-ms08kb956390-update(45565)
External Source: XF
Name: ie-uninitialized-objects-code-execution(45563)
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1021047
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20081015 Internet Explorer 6 componentFromPoint() remote memory disclosure and remote code execution
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2809
Type: Advisory
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT080143
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT080143
External Source: MISC
Name: http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html