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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6/7 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access a deleted object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
The issue has been introduced in 06/02/1998. The weakness was shared 12/09/2008 by Chris Weber (shinnai) with Casaba Security as MS08-073 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4260 since 09/25/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3843 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35072 (MS08-073: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (958215)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS08-073 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6604.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46859) and Tenable (35072). The entries 3897, 3900 and 3898 are related to this item.
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 35072
Nessus Name: MS08-073: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (958215)
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OpenVAS ID: 900062
OpenVAS Name: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (958215)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: MS08-073
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Timeline
06/02/1998 🔍09/25/2008 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS08-073
Researcher: Chris Weber (shinnai)
Organization: Casaba Security
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2008-4260 (🔍)
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X-Force: 46859
SecurityTracker: 1021371 - Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Processing Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 20195 - [MS08-073] Microsoft Internet Explorer Access Deleted Object Remote Code Execution or DoS, Medium
Secunia: 33035 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-3385
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Entry
Created: 12/19/2008 12:31Updated: 03/17/2021 07:10
Changes: 12/19/2008 12:31 (59), 04/07/2017 12:02 (24), 03/17/2021 07:05 (8), 03/17/2021 07:10 (1)
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