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CVE-2008-4261
Published: Dec 10, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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."
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
ADV-2008-3385
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
20081209 Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Tag Long File Name Extension Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_IDEFENSE
1021371
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5829
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
TA08-344A
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT
MS08-073
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MS
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