CVE-2008-2254 — Out-of-bounds Write in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CWE-3994 documents2 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
55.7%
top 1.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Timeline
PublishedAug 13
Latest updateMay 1

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/internet_explorer5.01, 6, 7+2

Patches

Patch: secunia.com ↗Patch: secunia.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-299w-hrvh-ccqx: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbi↗2022-05-01
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GHSA
GHSA-9cjh-hf52-rgh4: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5↗2022-05-01
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