FKIE_CVE-2008-1086

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-04-08 23:05 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:50
Severity
Summary
The HxTocCtrl ActiveX control (hxvz.dll), as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1, in Windows XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista SP1, and Server 2008, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed arguments, which triggers memory corruption.
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=680Third Party Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2Mailing List
secure@microsoft.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/29714Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28606Patch
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019800Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1147/referencesBroken Link
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-023
secure@microsoft.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41464
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5475
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=680Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29714Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28606Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019800Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1147/referencesBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-023
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41464
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5475
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_2000 *
microsoft internet_explorer 5.01
microsoft internet_explorer 6
microsoft windows-nt 2008
microsoft windows-nt 2008
microsoft windows-nt 2008
microsoft windows_2003_server *
microsoft windows_2003_server *
microsoft windows_2003_server *
microsoft windows_2003_server *
microsoft windows_2003_server *
microsoft windows_2003_server *
microsoft windows_vista *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
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