At a glance:
| ID | 29477 |
| Created | Oct 21, 2011 |
| Description Updated | Oct 20, 2011 |
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IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)
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| Default Action | Unavailable |
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Intrusion Prevention
MS.IE.Nested.HTML.Element.Remote.Memory.Corruption
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against a Memory Corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
The memory corruption occurs when the application attempts to access uninitialized memory in certain situations. This could lead to a crash of Internet Explorer or to remote code execution.
Affected Products
Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 when installed on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Internet Explorer 6
Internet Explorer 7
Impact
System compromise.
Recommended Actions
Please refer to the following web page for an update and more detailed information:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-045.mspx