HTTP: Internet Explorer CVE-2008-4258 Memory Corruption

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Internet Explorer. An attacker can create a malicious Web site containing dangerous ActiveX objects, which if accessed by a victim, allows the attacker to take control of the victim's client browser.

Extended Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the application. Successful exploits will compromise the application and possibly the underlying computer. Failed attacks will cause denial-of-service conditions.

Affected Products

Nortel_networks self-service_media_processing_server,Microsoft internet_explorer

References

BugTraq: 32596

CVE: CVE-2008-4258

URL: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-073.mspx

Short Name

HTTP:STC:IE:CVE-2008-4258-MC

Severity

Major

Recommended

False

Recommended Action

Drop

HTTP: Internet Explorer CVE-2008-4258 Memory Corruption

Extended Description

Affected Products

References

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