CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 does not properly handle errors associated with access to uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was disclosed 10/14/2008 by Thierry Zoller with n.runs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3476 since 08/04/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2763 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34403 (MS08-058: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (956390)), 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6467.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45565) and Tenable (34403). The entries 3744, 44527, 44534 and 44533 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 34403
Nessus Name: MS08-058: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (956390)
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OpenVAS ID: 900054
OpenVAS Name: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (956390)
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Thierry Zoller
Organization: n.runs
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2008-3476 (🔍)
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X-Force: 45565
SecurityTracker: 1021047 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Flaws Permit Cross-Domain Scripting Attacks and Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 19720 - [MS08-058] Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 31618 - Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Objects Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vupen: ADV-2008-2809
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/02/2021 13:29
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (70), 05/07/2019 12:42 (16), 08/02/2021 13:29 (3)
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