PT-2008-3750 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2008-08-13 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2008-2255

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 6, and 7

Description: A remote code execution issue exists due to attempts to access uninitialized memory in certain situations. An attacker could exploit this by constructing a specially crafted Web page. When a user views the Web page, it could allow remote code execution, potentially giving the attacker the same user rights as the logged-on user.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 6, and 7, consider avoiding the use of the browser until a patch is available, as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2255

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 10

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2255 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2255 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31375 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-045 · Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5602 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2349 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020674 · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/MS08-045 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html · Note