CVE-2008-1086

Internet Explorer - Remote Code Execution via HxTocCtrl ActiveX Control

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The HxTocCtrl ActiveX control (hxvz.dll), as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1, in Windows XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista SP1, and Server 2008, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed arguments, which triggers memory corruption.

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5475
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29714
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019800
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41464
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_idefense
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=680
Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1147/references
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28606

Scores

EPSS 0.3054
EPSS Percentile 98.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (6)
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.01 sp4
microsoft/internet_explorer 6 sp1
microsoft/windows-nt 2008 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_2003_server (6 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista
microsoft/windows_xp (3 CPE variants)
Published Apr 08, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026