Description
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."
References (11)
Core 11
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031
Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-039/
Broken Link vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3934
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020225
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5720
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29556
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493253/100/0/threaded
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30575
Scores
EPSS
0.3883
EPSS Percentile
98.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/internet_explorer
6
microsoft/internet_explorer
7
Published
Jun 12, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026