CVE-2008-3475

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
Link Resource
http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617 Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809 Broken Link
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13151 Broken Link
http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617 Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809 Broken Link
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13151 Broken Link
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp1:*:*:-:*:itanium:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:*:*:*:professional:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:professional:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp1:*:*:-:*:itanium:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:*:*:*:professional:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:professional:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2008-10-15 00:12

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30


NVD link : CVE-2008-3475

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3475

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3475


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Products Affected

microsoft

  • windows_server_2003
  • windows_vista
  • windows_xp
  • windows_2000
  • windows_server_2008
  • internet_explorer
CWE
CWE-908

Use of Uninitialized Resource