Detections
Analytics
CVE-2008-3475
high
Description
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."
References
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/
http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13151
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2008-3461
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded