A certain ActiveX control in adsiis.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long string in the second argument to the GetObject method
Published Sep 29, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 13.55%
Description
A certain ActiveX control in adsiis.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long string in the second argument to the GetObject method. NOTE: this issue was disclosed by an unreliable researcher, so it might be incorrect.
Affected products
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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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 13.55% (0.13555) | 96.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.55% (0.13555) | 95.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 14.22% (0.14216) | 94.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 11.20% (0.11203) | 93.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.38% (0.14381) | 93.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.32% (0.17322) | 91.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 14.38% (0.14381) | 93.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.20% (0.11203) | 92.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 73.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00310) | 70.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 64.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 61.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 95.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 94.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 88.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4325 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496696/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45584 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4325 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496696/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45584 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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