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CVE-2008-4844

Use-after-free vulnerability in the CRecordInstance::TransferToDestination function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 6 SP1,...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
October 31, 2008
Published Date
December 11, 2008
Last Updated
August 07, 2024
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Internet Explorer
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CRecordInstance::TransferToDestination function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 6 SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DSO bindings involving (1) an XML Island, (2) XML DSOs, or (3) Tabular Data Control (TDC) in a crafted HTML or XML document, as demonstrated by nested SPAN or MARQUEE elements, and exploited in the wild in December 2008.
Tags
metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v2.0

9.3

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2008-12-11 15:00:00 UTC) Source

References

http://www.scanw.com/blog/archives/303 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021381 http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5458 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7583 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-352A.html http://code.google.com/p/inception-h2hc/ http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/493881 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6007 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32721 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7477 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2 http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/community/blog/patch-tuesdays-and-drive-by-sundays http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3391 http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/12/09/yet-another-unpatched-drive-by-exploit-found-on-the-web/ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7403 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7410 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-078 http://secunia.com/advisories/33089 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961051.mspx http://blogs.msdn.com/sdl/archive/2008/12/18/ms08-078-and-the-sdl.aspx

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CVE 2008-12-11 15:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ms08_078_xml_corruption.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:32 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

ms08_078_xml_corruption

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2008-4844

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Metasploit