CVE-2008-4261 in the critical feed json
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6 SP1 on Windows 2000, and 6 on Windows XP and Server 2003 does not pr…
published 2008-12-10 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4244
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 29.7%
- EPSS 29.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6 SP1 on Windows 2000, and 6 on Windows XP and Server 2003 does not properly handle extraneous data associated with an object embedded in a web page, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML tags that trigger memory corruption, aka "HTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit prediction
29.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-073
vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/3385
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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labs.idefense.com
/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=761
third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1021371
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5829
vdb-entry, signature
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-4261
- NVD CVE-2008-4261
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