Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 12, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-1442
CVE-2008-1442
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the substringData method in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to an unspecified manipulation of a DOM object before a call to this method, aka the "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 6 and 7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- secunia.com/advisories/30575nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdPatch
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-039/nvdPatchTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3934nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29556nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- marc.infonvdMailing List
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778nvdBroken Link
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493253/100/0/threadednvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5720nvd
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