HIGH
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6 through SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted data stream that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated using an invalid MIME-type that does not have a registered handler
Published Apr 8, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 31.93%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6 through SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted data stream that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated using an invalid MIME-type that does not have a registered handler.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 5.01
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 7
- 7
- 7
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 7
- 7
- 7
- 7
- 7
- 7
- 7
- 7
- 7
- 7
- 7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
31.93% 0.31932
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.31932
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 31.93% (0.31932) | 98.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 31.93% (0.31932) | 98.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 16, 2025 | 44.38% (0.44380) | 97.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 50.40% (0.50401) | 97.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 61.49% (0.61494) | 97.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 50.40% (0.50401) | 97.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 83.63% (0.83630) | 98.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 81.48% (0.81477) | 98.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2024 | 72.65% (0.72650) | 98.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 10, 2024 | 67.31% (0.67311) | 98.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 52.11% (0.52105) | 97.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 54.24% (0.54244) | 97.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 67.39% (0.67389) | 97.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 12, 2023 | 73.03% (0.73031) | 97.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 72.83% (0.72826) | 97.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 71.90% (0.71901) | 97.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27707 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-100/advisory/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490840/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28552 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019801 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1148/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-024 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5563 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27707 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-100/advisory/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490840/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28552 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019801 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1148/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-024 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5563 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Apr 8, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 28, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1085
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a