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| Rule General Information |
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| Release Date: | 2013-05-10 | |
| Rule Name: | Microsoft Internet Explorer HTTP Response Double Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability -2 (CVE-2008-2256) | |
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| Rule Protection Details |
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| Description: | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 does not properly handle objects that have been incorrectly initialized or deleted, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability." | |
| Impact: | An attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of the vulnerable system. Failed exploit may cause denial-of-service attack. | |
| Affected OS: | Windows | |
| Reference: | MicrosoftSecurityBulletin:ms08-045 SecurityFocusBID:30611 SecurityTrackerID:1020674 |
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| Solutions |
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| Microsoft has released a patch MS08-045 to eliminate the vulnerability. The patch can be downloaded at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-045.mspx |