CVE-2008-3475
Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—
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 via a crafted HTML document, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 8.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 40%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 99
- Score date: 10/9/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-908
References
- http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13151
- http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617
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- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
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- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13151
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