RULE(RULE ID:713728)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2019-07-06
Rule Name: Internet Explorer - HTML Object Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2008-4259)
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Rule Protection Details
Description: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, related to a WebDAV request for a file with a long name, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Impact: A buffer overflow vulnerability can be triggered by an attacker in the context of the vulnerable product. Further attacks includes arbitrary code execution and denial of service.
Affected OS: Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Other Unix, Network Device, Mac OS, iOS, Android, Others
Reference: SecurityTrackerID:1021371
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-073
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499065/100/0/threaded
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
Solutions
The vendors have released upgrade patches to fix vulnerabilities, please visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms08-073.mspx?pf=true