Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Layout Rendering Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019379 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1019379
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-0076
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 12 2008
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 5.01, 6, 6 SP1, 7
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer in rendering certain HTML layout combinations. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create HTML with specially crafted layout combinations that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Shane Macaulay and Riley Hassell of Security Objectives reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued the following cumulative fixes:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1032A039-468B-4C5F-8C1C-5E54C2832E41
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=87E66DCE-5060-4814-8754-829B4E190359
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=BB2AA3CB-021F-4890-AB20-2A51F8E17554
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8989F576-8B30-4866-90EC-929D24F3B409
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=429B7ED1-FE78-459A-B834-D0F3C69CB703
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E989E23C-38BB-4FE7-A830-D7BDF7659392
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5A097F7A-B696-48D0-B13F-337C5FD14E24
Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D4AA293A-6332-4C6C-B128-876F516BD030
Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B72AF1B6-6E23-4005-AEF6-82195B380153
Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B2AA6562-881E-4FD6-BE1B-53426A0FF4A9
Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4BB99AFC-BE14-4F2E-9570-B7FE09E39131
Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6FA80E2C-5E91-4B33-ACD9-33F156660AE7
Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0DE25B98-F443-4874-A06F-4DAAE14C16B0
Windows Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C08EBBE7-639B-4EA2-8304-FAB531930ABF
A restart is required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-010.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-010.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:06:48 -0500
Subject: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-010 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (944533)
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-010.mspx
CVE-2008-0076
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