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CVE-2008-4258in critical feed

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 does not properly validate parameters during calls to navigation methods, which allows remot…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
17.8%
percentile 97%
Public exploits
0
none known

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 does not properly validate parameters during calls to navigation methods, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Parameter Validation Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

17.84% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.08.5AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/3385 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1021371 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5231 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-073 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred

Sources

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