CVE-2008-2258
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" with "particular functions ... performed on" document objects, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability" or "Table Layout Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2257.
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" with "particular functions ... performed on" document objects, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability" or "Table Layout Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2257.
- Record
CVE-2008-2258- 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" with "particular functions ... performed on" document objects, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability" or "Table Layout Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2257.
- Record
CVE-2008-2258- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2255 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" with "particular functions ... performed on" document objects, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability" or "Table Layout Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2257.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2255- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vf3x-2x5j-w472 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" with "particular functions ... performed on" document objects, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability" or "Table Layout Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2257.
- Record
GHSA-vf3x-2x5j-w472- 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-2008-2258 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 35.0%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/495431/100/0/threaded
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2349
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-051
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
securitytracker.com/id?1020674
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2