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    CVE-2008-3475

    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."

    Published:Oct 15, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 15, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.59201
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2000
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2003
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2008
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Vista
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13151
    http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13151

    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