HIGH
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not perform proper "argument validation" during print preview, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Component Handling Vulnerability."
Published Aug 13, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 30.08%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not perform proper "argument validation" during print preview, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Component Handling Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 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.
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.
30.08% 0.30080
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.30080
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 30.08% (0.30080) | 98.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 30.08% (0.30080) | 97.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 54.11% (0.54114) | 97.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 62.57% (0.62572) | 97.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 54.11% (0.54114) | 97.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 88.27% (0.88270) | 98.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 84.18% (0.84181) | 98.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 73.51% (0.73511) | 98.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 69.42% (0.69420) | 97.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 68.18% (0.68182) | 97.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 22, 2024 | 68.35% (0.68351) | 97.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 74.07% (0.74071) | 97.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 11, 2023 | 76.53% (0.76533) | 97.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 74.18% (0.74176) | 97.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 78.96% (0.78958) | 97.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2023 | 83.04% (0.83044) | 97.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 88.44% (0.88441) | 98.05th | 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 (8)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31375 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30612 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- 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%3A5913 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_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30612 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| 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%3A5913 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Aug 13, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 16, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2259
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a