CVE-2008-4261 Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6 SP1 on Windows 2000, and 6 on Windows XP and Server 2003 does not properly handle extraneous data associated with an object embed...
HighCVSS 9.3
EPSS 29.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6 SP1 on Windows 2000, and 6 on Windows XP and Server 2003 does not properly handle extraneous data associated with an object embedded in a web page, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML tags that trigger memory corruption, aka "HTML Rendering 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 Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Tag Long File Name Extension Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- 1021371 vdb-entry
- TA08-344A third-party-advisory us-government-resource
- ADV-2008-3385 vdb-entry vendor-advisory
- MS08-073 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5829 signature vdb-entry