{
    "id": "CVE-2008-4844",
    "published": "2008-12-11 15:30:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:58:38",
    "cvss_score": "9.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-399",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.66513",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99263",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "internet_explorer"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "16583",
            "title": "Microsoft Internet Explorer - Data Binding Memory Corruption (MS08-078) (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2010-09-20",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16583"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "7403",
            "title": "Microsoft Internet Explorer - XML Parsing Remote Buffer Overflow",
            "date": "2008-12-10",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7403"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "7410",
            "title": "Microsoft Internet Explorer (Windows Vista) - XML Parsing Buffer Overflow",
            "date": "2008-12-10",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7410"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://blogs.msdn.com/sdl/archive/2008/12/18/ms08-078-and-the-sdl.aspx",
        "http://code.google.com/p/inception-h2hc/",
        "http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5458",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33089",
        "http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/12/09/yet-another-unpatched-drive-by-exploit-found-on-the-web/",
        "http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/community/blog/patch-tuesdays-and-drive-by-sundays",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/493881",
        "http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961051.mspx",
        "http://www.scanw.com/blog/archives/303",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32721",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021381",
        "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html",
        "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-352A.html",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3391",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-078",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6007",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7403",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7410",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7477",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7583",
        "http://blogs.msdn.com/sdl/archive/2008/12/18/ms08-078-and-the-sdl.aspx",
        "http://code.google.com/p/inception-h2hc/",
        "http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5458",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2"
    ]
}