Security Advisory

CVE-2008-4844

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2008-12-11 15:00:00
Last updated 2024-08-07 10:31:27
Assigner microsoft
State PUBLISHED

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the CRecordInstance::TransferToDestination function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 6 SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DSO bindings involving (1) an XML Island, (2) XML DSOs, or (3) Tabular Data Control (TDC) in a crafted HTML or XML document, as demonstrated by nested SPAN or MARQUEE elements, and exploited in the wild in December 2008.