CVE-2008-2255
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2254, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2254, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-2255- 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 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2254, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-2255- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2252 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2254, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2008-2252- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9cjh-hf52-rgh4 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2254, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-9cjh-hf52-rgh4- 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-2008-2255 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 29.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2349
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
securitytracker.com/id?1020674
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5602
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-045
secunia.com/advisories/31375
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2255
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9cjh-hf52-rgh4