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CVE-2008-2255 Details

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2254, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 CVE
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-045 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31375 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5602 CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020674 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-399Resource Management Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft internet explorer
5.01
6
6 sp1
6 sp2
7

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2255
NVD Published Date:
Aug 13, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-2255 Details - Not Deferred