CVE-2008-4381 json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert…
published 2008-10-02 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4362
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 18.4%
- EPSS 18.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert function with a URL-encoded string of a large number of invalid characters.
Exploit prediction
18.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/45639
vdb-entry
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/4345
third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/8
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/496830/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/7
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/496926/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-4381
- NVD CVE-2008-4381
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