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FKIE_CVE-2008-1442

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-06-12 02:32 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:51
Severity
Summary
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."
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2Mailing List
secure@microsoft.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30575Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3934Third Party Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1020225Patch
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493253/100/0/threaded
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29556Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778Broken Link
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-039/Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5720
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30575Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3934Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1020225Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493253/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29556Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-039/Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5720
Impacted products

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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "secure@microsoft.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "693D3C1C-E3E4-49DB-9A13-44ADDFF82507",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "1A33FA7F-BB2A-4C66-B608-72997A2BD1DB",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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.\""
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Desbordamiento de b\u00fafer basado en mont\u00edculo en el m\u00e9todo substringData en Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 y 7 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar c\u00f3digo de su elecci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de, lo que esta relacionado con un manipulaci\u00f3n no espec\u00edfica de un objeto DOM antes de una llamada a este m\u00e9todo, tambi\u00e9n conocida como \"Vulnerabilidad de corrupci\u00f3n de memoria por objetos HTML\""
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2008-1442",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:51:44.497",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "baseScore": 9.3,
          "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 10.0,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": true
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2008-06-12T02:32:00.000",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "secure@microsoft.com",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List"
      ],
      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=121380194923597\u0026w=2"
    },
    {
      "source": "secure@microsoft.com",
      "tags": [
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        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/30575"
    },
    {
      "source": "secure@microsoft.com",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3934"
    },
    {
      "source": "secure@microsoft.com",
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    },
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      "source": "secure@microsoft.com",
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    },
    {
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "source": "secure@microsoft.com",
      "tags": [
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        "US Government Resource"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "secure@microsoft.com",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778"
    },
    {
      "source": "secure@microsoft.com",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Technical Description",
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      ],
      "url": "http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-039/"
    },
    {
      "source": "secure@microsoft.com",
      "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031"
    },
    {
      "source": "secure@microsoft.com",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5720"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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    {
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      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493253/100/0/threaded"
    },
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
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        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-119"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
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    }
  ]
}



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