Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CRecordInstance::TransferToDestination function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 6 SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DSO bindings involving (1) an XML Island, (2) XML DSOs, or (3) Tabular Data Control (TDC) in a crafted HTML or XML document, as demonstrated by nested SPAN or MARQUEE elements, and exploited in the wild in December 2008.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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MS08-078 Microsoft Internet Explorer Data Binding Memory Corruption
exploit/windows/browser/ms08_078_xml_corruption
Exploit-DB 3
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - Data Binding Memory Corruption (MS08-078) (Metasploit) EDB-16583 · remote · Sep 20, 2010 · verified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - XML Parsing Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-7403 · remote · Dec 10, 2008 · verified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (Windows Vista) - XML Parsing Buffer Overflow EDB-7410 · remote · Dec 10, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.scanw.com/blog/archives/303
- 1021381 vdb-entry
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5458
- 7583 exploit
- TA08-352A third-party-advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/inception-h2hc/
- VU#493881 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6007 vdb-entry signature
- 32721 vdb-entry
- 7477 exploit
- HPSBST02397 vendor-advisory
- http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/community/blog/patch-tuesdays-and-drive-by-sundays
- ADV-2008-3391 vdb-entry
- http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/12/09/yet-another-unpatched-drive-by-exploit-found-on-the-web/
- 7403 exploit
- TA08-344A third-party-advisory
- 7410 exploit
- MS08-078 vendor-advisory
- 33089 third-party-advisory
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961051.mspx
- http://blogs.msdn.com/sdl/archive/2008/12/18/ms08-078-and-the-sdl.aspx