CVE-2008-3475

High

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle errors related to using the componentFromPoint method on xml objects that have been (1) incorrectly initialized or (2) deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

SeverityHigh

CVSS8.8

Exploit probability—

Product

Microsoft Internet Explorer

PublishedOct 15, 2008

First seenOct 15, 2008

How to fix

Vendor advisories

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
microsoft internet_explorer	5.01, 6, 7.0	—

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