Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-2254
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2254
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 88.63%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 99 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2254
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-2254
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-2254
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2349
Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30614
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-045
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
US Government Resource
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5820
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020674
Products affected by CVE-2008-2254
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*