MS.IE.Nested.HTML.Element.Memory.Corruption

Release Date Aug 18, 2008
Severity critical
Impact System compromise.
Description This indicates an attack attempt against a memory-corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The memory corruption occurs when the application attempts to access uninitialized memory in certain situations. This could lead to a crash of Internet Explorer or to remote code execution.
Affected Products Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 when installed on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Internet Explorer 6 Internet Explorer 7
Recommended Actions Please refer to the following web page for the update and more detailed information: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-045.mspx
Coverage IPS VCM
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) CVE-2008-2257
Reference/s http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30613 (BugTraq) 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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