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    CVE-2008-4844

    Use-after-free vulnerability in the CRecordInstance::TransferToDestination function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 6 SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DSO bindings involving (1) an XML Island, (2) XML DSOs, or (3) Tabular Data Control (TDC) in a crafted HTML or XML document, as demonstrated by nested SPAN or MARQUEE elements, and exploited in the wild in December 2008.

    Published:Dec 11, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 11, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.82846
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer

    Exploits

    http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5458http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5458https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7410https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16583https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7403

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://blogs.msdn.com/sdl/archive/2008/12/18/ms08-078-and-the-sdl.aspx
    http://code.google.com/p/inception-h2hc/
    http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5458
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33089
    http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/12/09/yet-another-unpatched-drive-by-exploit-found-on-the-web/
    http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/community/blog/patch-tuesdays-and-drive-by-sundays
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/493881
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961051.mspx
    http://www.scanw.com/blog/archives/303
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32721
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021381
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-352A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3391
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-078
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6007
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7403
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7410
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7477
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7583
    http://blogs.msdn.com/sdl/archive/2008/12/18/ms08-078-and-the-sdl.aspx
    http://code.google.com/p/inception-h2hc/
    http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5458
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33089
    http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/12/09/yet-another-unpatched-drive-by-exploit-found-on-the-web/
    http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/community/blog/patch-tuesdays-and-drive-by-sundays
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/493881
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961051.mspx
    http://www.scanw.com/blog/archives/303
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32721
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021381
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-352A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3391
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-078
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6007
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7403
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7410
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7477
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7583

    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