CVE-2008-4844: Microsoft Internet Explorer

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 66.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 5.01 only; version 6 only; version 7 only

Published 2008-12-11. Last modified 2026-06-16.