CVE-2008-4258
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 does not properly validate parameters during calls...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 does not properly validate parameters during calls to navigation methods, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Parameter Validation Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 does not properly validate parameters during calls to navigation methods, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Parameter Validation Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-4258- CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 does not properly validate parameters during calls to navigation methods, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Parameter Validation Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-4258- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4241 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 does not properly validate parameters during calls to navigation methods, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Parameter Validation Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2008-4241- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5pcw-47jc-ccp5 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 does not properly validate parameters during calls...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 does not properly validate parameters during calls to navigation methods, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Parameter Validation Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-5pcw-47jc-ccp5- 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-2008-4258 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published December 10, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.8%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3385
securitytracker.com/id?1021371
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5231
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-073
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4258
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5pcw-47jc-ccp5