CVE-2008-3476

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 does not properly handle errors associated with access...

9.3 High

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 does not properly handle errors associated with access to uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Exploit likelihood

31.1%Down 18.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2008-3476
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-3476
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-3462 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-3462
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rwvx-jmhc-59j8 No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 does not properly handle errors associated with access...

Record: GHSA-rwvx-jmhc-59j8
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-2008-3476 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) 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 31.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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