CVE-2008-3475

high-risk
Published 2008-10-15

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."

Do I need to act?

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59.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 41% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (24)

Issue Tracking http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html
Mailing List http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047
Broken Link http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
Broken Link http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809
Third Party Advisory http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-05...
Third Party Advisory https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563
Third Party Advisory https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
Broken Link https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
Issue Tracking http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html
Mailing List http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047
Broken Link http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
Broken Link http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809
Third Party Advisory http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/
and 4 more references
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 18/34 · Moderate
Exposure 10/34 · Low