CVE-2008-3475

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle errors related to using the...

8.8 High

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle errors related to using the componentFromPoint method on xml objects that have been (1) incorrectly initialized or (2) deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

39.9%Down 9.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2008-3475
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-908
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-3475
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-3461 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-3461
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hj95-cvvq-rc83 8.8

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle errors related to using the...

Record: GHSA-hj95-cvvq-rc83
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-908
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

microsoft internet explorer

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-3475 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published October 15, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 39.9%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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