CVE-2008-3473

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly determine the domain or security zone of origin of web script, which allows remote attackers to bypass the intended cross-domain security policy, and execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information, via a crafted HTML document, aka "Event Handling Cross-Domain Vulnerability."

• CWE-264

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31616Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809Broken Link
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45562VDB Entry
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565VDB Entry
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13255Third Party Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31616Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809Broken Link
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45562VDB Entry
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565VDB Entry
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13255Third Party Advisory

Published

Oct 15, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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