CVE-2008-4258

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 - Remote Code Execution via Navigation Method Parameter Validation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 does not properly validate parameters during calls to navigation methods, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Parameter Validation Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3385
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021371
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5231
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html

Scores

EPSS 0.1784
EPSS Percentile 96.9%

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 Dec 10, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026