CVE-2008-4800 The DebugDiag ActiveX control in CrashHangExt.dll, possibly 1.0, in Microsoft Debug Diagnostic Tool allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and Internet Explorer...
MediumCVSS 5.0
EPSS 25.8%
PoC
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Proof-of-concept only
Description
The DebugDiag ActiveX control in CrashHangExt.dll, possibly 1.0, in Microsoft Debug Diagnostic Tool allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and Internet Explorer 6.0 crash) via a large negative integer argument to the GetEntryPointForThread method. NOTE: this issue might only be exploitable in limited environments or non-default browser settings.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft debug diagnostic tool | All versions | No fix listed |
References
- 4532 third-party-advisory
- 20081030 DebugDiag (CrashHangExt.dll 1.0) NULL Pointer Dereference mailing-list
- 31996 exploit vdb-entry
- debugdiagnostic-debugdiag-dos(46309) vdb-entry