CVE-2008-2259 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not perform proper "argument validation" during print preview, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Component Handling Vulnerability."

Published: 2008-08-13

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 54.1% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.54114.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31375
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30612
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020674
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2349
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-045
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5913

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2008-08-13T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:58:01.692Z

Reserved: 2008-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2259

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-08-13T12:42:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-2259

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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