Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5829
Revision Date:2011-12-05Version:44
Title:HTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description:Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6 SP1 on Windows 2000, and 6 on Windows XP and Server 2003 does not properly handle extraneous data associated with an object embedded in a web page, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML tags that trigger memory corruption, aka "HTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Family:windowsClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2008-4261
Platform(s):Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Product(s):Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
Definition Synopsis
  • Check for Vulnerable Windows 2000 SP4 and Mshtml.dll version
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or later is installed
  • AND Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 is installed
  • AND Mshtml.dll version is less than 5.0.3870.1500
  • OR Vulnerable IE 6
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 is installed
  • AND Vulnerable Versions
  • Check for Vulnerable Windows 2000 SP4 and Mshtml.dll version
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or later is installed
  • AND Mshtml.dll version is less than 6.0.2800.1617
  • OR Check for Vulnerable Windows XP (x86) SP2 and Mshtml.dll version
  • Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or later is installed
  • AND Mshtml.dll version is less than 6.0.2900.3462
  • OR Check for Vulnerable Windows XP (x86) SP3 and Mshtml.dll version
  • Microsoft Windows XP (x86) SP3 is installed
  • AND Mshtml.dll version is less than 6.0.2900.5694
  • OR Check for Vulnerable Server 2003 SP1/2003(ia-64) SP1/XP (x64) and Mshtml.dll version
  • Check for Vulnerable Server 2003 SP1/2003(ia-64)/XP (x64)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 (x86) is installed
  • OR Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP1 is installed
  • OR Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 for Itanium is installed
  • OR Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 (x64) is installed
  • AND Mshtml.dll version is less than 6.0.3790.3229
  • OR Check for Vulnerable Server 2003 SP2/2003 SP2(ia-64) SP2/XP SP2(x64) and Mshtml.dll version
  • Check for Vulnerable Server 2003 SP2/2003 SP2(ia-64) SP2/XP SP2(x64)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 (x86) is installed
  • OR Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition SP2 is installed
  • OR Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (ia64) SP2 is installed
  • OR Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 (x64) is installed
  • AND Mshtml.dll version is less than 6.0.3790.4392
  • BACK