| Last Updated Date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Release Date | Aug 15, 2008 |
| Severity | Critical |
| Impact | System compromise. |
| Description | This indicates an attack attempt towards a memory corruption vulnerability In Microsoft Internet Explorer.
The vulnerability is caused by accessing uninitialized memory in certain situations. An attacker may exploit this to cause denial of service or remote code execution. |
| Affected Products | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 |
| Recommended Actions | Please refer to the following website for the latest update or patch:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-045.mspx |
| Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) | http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-2254
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| Microsoft Bulletin ID | MS08-045 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms08-045.mspx |
| Reference/s | http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2349 (FrSIRT)
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