CVE-2008-1442 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Heap-based buffer overflow in the substringData method in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to an unspecified manipulation of a DOM object before a call to this method, aka the "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.62851.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Internet Explorer Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:::::::*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/30575
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3934
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020225
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493253/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29556
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-039/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5720

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2008-06-12T01:30:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.284Z

Reserved: 2008-03-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-1442

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-06-12T02:32:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-1442

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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