CVE-2008-3475

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle errors related to using the componentFromPoint method on xml objects that have been (1) incorrectly initialized or (2) deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

• CWE-908

• http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2Mailing List
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809Broken Link
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13151Broken Link
• http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2Mailing List
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809Broken Link
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13151Broken Link

Published

Oct 15, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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