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."
Published Aug 13, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 29.06%
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."
Affected products
No data.
- 5.01
- 6
- 6
- 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 1, 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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 29.06% (0.29062) | 98.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 29.06% (0.29062) | 97.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 57.63% (0.57631) | 97.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 67.89% (0.67892) | 98.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 57.63% (0.57631) | 97.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 15, 2025 | 70.61% (0.70611) | 98.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 61.11% (0.61107) | 97.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 58.65% (0.58654) | 97.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 59.46% (0.59463) | 97.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 66.31% (0.66307) | 97.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 22, 2024 | 72.09% (0.72095) | 97.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 77.23% (0.77230) | 97.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 11, 2023 | 74.01% (0.74010) | 97.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 78.82% (0.78821) | 97.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 85.91% (0.85911) | 97.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 36.03% (0.36031) | 97.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 36.03% (0.36031) | 96.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31375 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020674 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2349 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-045 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5602 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31375 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020674 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2349 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-045 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5602 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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