CVE - CVE-2008-4261

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-4261	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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."
References
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CERT:TA08-344A URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html IDEFENSE:20081209 Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Tag Long File Name Extension Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability URL:http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=761 MS:MS08-073 URL:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-073 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5829 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5829 SECTRACK:1021371 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021371 VUPEN:ADV-2008-3385 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3385~~ (Obsolete source)
Assigning CNA
Microsoft Corporation
Date Record Created
20080925	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080925)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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