Home / bulletins MS08-008 â Critical: Vulnerability in OLE Automation Could Allow Remote Code Execution (947890) - Version:1.2
Posted on 18 June 2008
Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.2 (February 20, 2008): Bulletin updated: Corrected the file timestamps for the security update for all supported 32-bit editions of Windows XP.Summary: This critical security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted Web page. The vulnerability could be exploited through attacks on Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Automation. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
Other versions
- MS08-008 - Version: 1.0
- MS08-008 - Version: 1.2
- MS08-008 - Version: 1.1
- MS08-008 - Version: 1.2
