CVE-2008-2255
Scores
EPSS
Percentile: 0.0%
CVSS
CVSS Score: 9.3/10
All CVSS Scores
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vector Breakdown
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) vector provides detailed metrics about vulnerability characteristics
CVSS
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Describes how the vulnerability is exploited
Attack Complexity
Medium
Describes the conditions beyond the attacker's control
Authentication
None (N)
Describes the level of privileges an attacker must possess
Confidentiality Impact
Complete
Measures the impact to the confidentiality of information
Integrity Impact
Complete
Measures the impact to integrity of a successfully exploited vulnerability
Availability Impact
Complete
Measures the impact to the availability of the impacted component
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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Sources
CWEs
Vulnerable Software (1)
Type: Configuration
Vendor: microsoft
Product: internet_explorer
Operating System: * * *
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{ "cpe_match": [ { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true } ], "operator": "OR"}
Source: nvd