CVE-2008-4844
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CRecordInstance::TransferToDestination function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 6 SP1, and 7...
- Published
- Dec 11, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Evidence observed
- Dec 10, 2008
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.3%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
modules/exploits/windows/browser/ms08_078_xml_corruption.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Windows($.exploit_windows/browser/ms08_078_xml_corruption.platform)
- verification: check_not_declared($.exploit_windows/browser/ms08_078_xml_corruption.check)
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