Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle errors related to using the componentFromPoint method on xml objects that have been (1) incorrectly initialized or (2) deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability.
Weakness
The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 5.01-sp4 (including) | 5.01-sp4 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 6-sp1 (including) | 6-sp1 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
References
- http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=122479227205998\u0026w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13151
- http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=122479227205998\u0026w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13151