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

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2

http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-10-15

Updated: 2024-02-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High