RCE in Microsoft Ie
CVE-2008-1085
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6 through SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted data stream that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated using an invalid MIME-type that does not have a registered handler.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.319 (98.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.319 · newest: 0.319 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Ie — versions 5.01, 6, 7
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 6, 7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1148/references (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-100/advisory/ (Vendor Advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-024 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28552 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490840/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5563 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/27707 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)