SB2008120904 - Remote code execution in Microsoft Windows
Published: December 9, 2008 Updated: December 13, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2008120904
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2008-4844)
The vulnerability alows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to use-after-free error in the CRecordInstance::TransferToDestination function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer. A remote attacker can construct a specially crafted Web page, trick the victim into viewing it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code via DSO bindings involving an XML Island, XML DSOs, or Tabular Data Control (TDC) in a crafted HTML or XML document.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.