Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-3475. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. 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 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."

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was released 10/14/2008 by Ivan Fratric (TippingPoint) with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3475 since 08/04/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100063 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS08-058)).

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), Tenable (34403), SecurityFocus (BID 31617†), SecurityTracker (ID 1021047†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-19719†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3744, VDB-44527, VDB-44534 and VDB-44533. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Ivan Fratric (TippingPoint)
Organization: TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-3475 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3475
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44531

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X-Force: 45565
SecurityFocus: 31617 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Uninitialized Object Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1021047 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Flaws Permit Cross-Domain Scripting Attacks and Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 19719 - [MS08-058] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2809

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/27/2025 00:03
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (69), 05/07/2019 12:42 (17), 08/02/2021 13:23 (3), 05/27/2025 00:03 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:82D:103

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