MS.HTML.Objects.Memory.Corruption

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
Coverage IPS VCM
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) CVE-2008-2254
Reference/s http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/2349 (FrSIRT) http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms08-045.mspx (MS-ID)

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