CVE-2008-4300 json
A certain ActiveX control in adsiis.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of servi…
published 2008-09-29 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4283
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 13.6%
- EPSS 13.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A certain ActiveX control in adsiis.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long string in the second argument to the GetObject method. NOTE: this issue was disclosed by an unreliable researcher, so it might be incorrect.
Exploit prediction
13.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496696/100/0/threaded referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityreason.com http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4325 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/496696/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/4325
third-party-advisory, exploit
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/45584
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-4300
- NVD CVE-2008-4300
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