CVE-2008-4261
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-399
Resource Management Errors
Publication date:
10/12/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6 SP1 on Windows 2000, and 6 on Windows XP and Server 2003 does not properly handle extraneous data associated with an object embedded in a web page, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML tags that trigger memory corruption, aka "HTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Impact
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=761
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021371=
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3385
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-073
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5829
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=761
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021371=
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3385
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-073
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5829