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CVE-2008-2255

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Published: Aug 13, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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9.3
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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."

Affected (5)

1 product
Internet Explorer
Configuration A
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Microsoft
Version 5.01
Version 6
Version 6 sp1
Version 6 sp2
Version 7

Related CWEs

References (14)

Source: secure@microsoft.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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