9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-1085
Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-after-free Vulnerability
Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6 through SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted data stream that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated using an invalid MIME-type that does not have a registered handler.

INFO

Published Date :

April 8, 2008, 11:05 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:43 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1085 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft internet_explorer
2 Microsoft ie
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-1085.

URL Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/27707 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-100/advisory/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490840/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28552
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019801
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1148/references
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-024
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5563
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/27707 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-100/advisory/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490840/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28552
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019801
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1148/references
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-024
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5563

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-1085 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1085 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27707
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-100/advisory/
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490840/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28552
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019801
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1148/references
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-024
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5563
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-024.mspx [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-024 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/490840/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490840/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5563 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5563 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1085 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-1085 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

81.48 }} 8.83%

score

0.98595

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability