CVE-2008-2255 — Out-of-bounds Write in Microsoft Internet Explorer

2 documents2 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
57.6%
top 1.83%
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 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2254, 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

1
GHSA
GHSA-9cjh-hf52-rgh4: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5↗2022-05-01
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