Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet_explorer
CVE-2008-3475
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle errors related to using the componentFromPoint method on xml objects that have been (1) incorrectly initialized or (2) deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…
EPSS: 0.399 (98.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 5.01, 6, 7.0
- Microsoft Windows_2000
- Microsoft Windows_server_2003
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008
- Microsoft Windows_vista
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secure@microsoft.com (Broken Link, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- secure@microsoft.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_CERT, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-3475?
- CVE-2008-3475 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet_explorer, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2008-10-15.
- How severe is CVE-2008-3475?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.