CVE-2008-4259 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corr...
HighCVSS 9.3
EPSS 32.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, related to a WebDAV request for a file with a long name, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft internet explorer | = 5.01-sp4 | No fix listed |
| Microsoft internet explorer | = 6 | No fix listed |
| Microsoft internet explorer | = 6-sp1 | No fix listed |
| Microsoft internet explorer | = 7 | No fix listed |
References
- 20081209 ZDI-08-087: Microsoft Internet Explorer Webdav Request Parsing Heap Corruption Vulnerability mailing-list
- 1021371 vdb-entry
- TA08-344A third-party-advisory us-government-resource
- ADV-2008-3385 vdb-entry vendor-advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com
- MS08-073 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5706 signature vdb-entry