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CVE-2008-4258
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 does not properly validate parameters during calls to navigation methods, which allows…
High8.5EPSS 17.8%
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- microsoft
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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High8.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 17.8% · top 2.8% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- ADV-2008-3385 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1021371 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5231 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- TA08-344A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- MS08-073 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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