CVE-2008-4259 — Out-of-bounds Write in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CWE-3992 documents2 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
58.7%
top 1.78%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Timeline
PublishedDec 10
Latest updateMay 2

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, related to a WebDAV request for a file with a long name, aka "HTML Objects 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

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-5rjc-vv8g-cr5q: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via↗2022-05-02
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