CVE-2008-3173
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows web sites to set cookies for domains that have a public suffix...
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows web sites to set cookies for domains that have a public suffix with more than one dot character, which could allow remote attackers to perform a session fixation attack and hijack a user's HTTP session, aka "Cross-Site Cooking." NOTE: this issue may exist because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2004-0866.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows web sites to set cookies for domains that have a public suffix with more than one dot character, which could allow remote attackers to perform a session fixation attack and hijack a user's HTTP session, aka "Cross-Site Cooking." NOTE: this issue may exist because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2004-0866.
- Record
CVE-2008-3173- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows web sites to set cookies for domains that have a public suffix with more than one dot character, which could allow remote attackers to perform a session fixation attack and hijack a user's HTTP session, aka "Cross-Site Cooking." NOTE: this issue may exist because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2004-0866.
- Record
CVE-2008-3173- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3163 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows web sites to set cookies for domains that have a public suffix with more than one dot character, which could allow remote attackers to perform a session fixation attack and hijack a user's HTTP session, aka "Cross-Site Cooking." NOTE: this issue may exist because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2004-0866.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3163- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7cj7-cgpm-7cgj No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows web sites to set cookies for domains that have a public suffix...
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows web sites to set cookies for domains that have a public suffix with more than one dot character, which could allow remote attackers to perform a session fixation attack and hijack a user's HTTP session, aka "Cross-Site Cooking." NOTE: this issue may exist because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2004-0866.
- Record
GHSA-7cj7-cgpm-7cgj- 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-2008-3173 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published July 14, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.3%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
