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Sid
15126

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in internet_explorer.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. Complete admin access.

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Detailed Information:
Use-after-free vulnerability in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML document containing nested SPAN elements, as exploited in the wild in December 2008.

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Affected Systems:
microsoft internet_explorer 7

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Simple. Exploits exist.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2008-4844:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2008-4844
  
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