HIGH
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 does not properly handle errors associated with access to uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Published Oct 15, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 31.10%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 does not properly handle errors associated with access to uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected products
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Configuration 1
AND
- 5.01
Running on/with
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Configuration 2
AND
- 6
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Configuration 3
AND
- 6
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Configuration 4
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- 7
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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.
31.10% 0.31102
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.31102
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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 31.10% (0.31102) | 98.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 31.10% (0.31102) | 98.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 62.56% (0.62560) | 98.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 65.05% (0.65051) | 98.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 61.78% (0.61776) | 98.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 65.05% (0.65051) | 98.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 61.78% (0.61776) | 98.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 65.05% (0.65051) | 98.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 62.61% (0.62606) | 98.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 71.70% (0.71705) | 98.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 62.61% (0.62606) | 98.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 94.75% (0.94754) | 99.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 93.28% (0.93283) | 99.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2024 | 94.17% (0.94175) | 99.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 95.86% (0.95856) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 96.07% (0.96066) | 99.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 96.37% (0.96366) | 99.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 96.41% (0.96410) | 99.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.50% (0.96503) | 99.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 17, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 49.76% (0.49756) | 98.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31618 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45564 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13344 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31618 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45564 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13344 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Oct 15, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 4, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3476
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a