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    CVE-2008-0078

    Unspecified vulnerability in an ActiveX control (dxtmsft.dll) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6 SP1 and SP2, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image, aka "Argument Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

    Published:Feb 12, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Feb 12, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.51546
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Activex
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Ie
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28903
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27689
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019381
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0512/references
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-010
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4904
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28903
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27689
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019381
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0512/references
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-010
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4904

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High