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Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Processing Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021371 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021371
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-4258, CVE-2008-4259, CVE-2008-4260, CVE-2008-4261
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Dec 9 2008
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Original Entry Date: Dec 9 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 SP4, 6 SP1, 7; and prior service packs
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Description:
Several vulnerabilities were reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted file 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.
Specially crafted navigation method calls can trigger memory corruption [CVE-2008-4258]
Specially crafted HTML objects can access uninitialized memory and trigger memory corruption [CVE-2008-4259].
Specially crafted HTML that accesses deleted objects can trigger memory corruption [CVE-2008-4260].
The rendering of embedded objects can trigger memory corruption [CVE-2008-4261].
Carlo Di Dato (aka shinnai), Brett Moore, working with TippingPoint, Chris Weber of Casaba Security, and Jun Mao of Verisign iDefense Labs reported these vulnerabilities.
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Impact:
A remote user can create a file 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 fixes:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4, Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c242ba42-556b-4c87-bf33-9d99166ff096
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c0583745-7e57-4265-9429-c3415cb8465f
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=af9a6cb0-725d-490c-9858-16ec40e98560
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=60bf9851-24fe-4658-8333-d353e82063c7
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d53adf6f-9501-4862-a1ca-57eb4d40cd75
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5e37cb34-32be-4bbe-87f3-c4e1974e4d00
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0da4e424-4682-4401-a226-7d8f1be19d44
Windows Internet Explorer 7, Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1b582695-b3cc-4c65-bc4b-d673c9a6d82a
Windows Internet Explorer 7, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=107cf54b-29d4-4c54-b091-2b5b3ffbf49d
Windows Internet Explorer 7, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9cdd4f9e-c578-405c-af9e-628f2d77fdf4
Windows Internet Explorer 7, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7c36f92c-d8a0-4b70-b85f-83588a0299a0
Windows Internet Explorer 7, Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3811030d-5958-4b91-b5b8-20587dc7c4d6
Windows Internet Explorer 7, Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3f62030a-9ce2-4c92-b948-143a6881921e
Windows Internet Explorer 7, Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d8800493-fba4-41f8-bde5-a53eeaf89d54
Windows Internet Explorer 7, Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=45a0de3c-c7d1-4314-a456-1f7428b7c90a
Windows Internet Explorer 7, Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=405b28db-47d7-4d6b-90e6-834c0a409323
Windows Internet Explorer 7, Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f0d4f321-941e-4da7-958f-582c75542ee8
A restart is required.
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-073.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-073.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary 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, 9 Dec 2008 13:25:53 -0500
Subject: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-073.mspx
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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-073 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (958215)
CVE-2008-4258
CVE-2008-4259
CVE-2008-4260
CVE-2008-4261
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