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CVE-2008-2256

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 does not properly handle objects that have been incorrectly initialized or deleted, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published

2008-08-13T12:42:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	5.01	Yes
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	6	Yes
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	6	Yes
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	6	Yes
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	7	Yes

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31375 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30611 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020674 ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2349 ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-045 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5366 ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31375 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30611 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020674 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2349 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-045 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5366 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)