Heap-based buffer overflow in the substringData method in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to an unspecified manipulation of a DOM object before a call to this method, aka the "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Published Jun 12, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 38.83%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the substringData method in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to an unspecified manipulation of a DOM object before a call to this method, aka the "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- 6
- 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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
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 (21 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 38.83% (0.38835) | 98.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 38.83% (0.38835) | 98.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 62.85% (0.62851) | 98.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 65.33% (0.65328) | 98.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 66.56% (0.66563) | 97.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 65.33% (0.65328) | 98.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 30, 2025 | 86.74% (0.86738) | 98.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2024 | 85.44% (0.85435) | 98.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 89.31% (0.89309) | 99.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 14, 2024 | 75.05% (0.75052) | 98.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 68.87% (0.68867) | 98.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2024 | 66.29% (0.66286) | 97.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 3, 2024 | 67.07% (0.67074) | 97.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 68.83% (0.68826) | 97.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 21, 2023 | 73.85% (0.73853) | 97.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 15, 2023 | 75.42% (0.75422) | 97.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 9, 2023 | 71.23% (0.71229) | 97.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2023 | 68.99% (0.68987) | 97.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 62.48% (0.62480) | 97.20th | 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) |
References (11)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30575 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3934 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020225 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493253/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29556 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-039/ x_refsource_MISCPatchTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5720 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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