Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 does not properly handle errors associated with access to uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13344
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45564
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31618
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
Scores
EPSS
0.3110
EPSS Percentile
98.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (3)
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.01 sp4
microsoft/internet_explorer
6 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer
7
Published
Oct 15, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026