CVE-2008-2254
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-2254- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-2254- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2251 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2008-2251- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-299w-hrvh-ccqx No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-299w-hrvh-ccqx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2254 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published August 13, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.