CVE-2008-1442

N/A Unknown
Published: June 12, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/30575
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3934
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020225
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493253/100/0/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29556
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-039/
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5720
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/30575
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3934
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020225
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493253/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29556
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-039/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5720
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
62.9%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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