CVE-2008-2257
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory in certain conditions,...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory in certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a document object "appended in a specific order," aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability" or "XHTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2258.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory in certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a document object "appended in a specific order," aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability" or "XHTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2258.
- Record
CVE-2008-2257- 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 in certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a document object "appended in a specific order," aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability" or "XHTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2258.
- Record
CVE-2008-2257- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2254 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory in certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a document object "appended in a specific order," aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability" or "XHTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2258.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2254- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2c69-52h7-cm65 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory in certain conditions,...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory in certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a document object "appended in a specific order," aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability" or "XHTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2258.
- Record
GHSA-2c69-52h7-cm65- 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-2008-2257 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 35.2%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2349
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
securityfocus.com/bid/30613
securitytracker.com/id?1020674
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-045