CVE-2008-4259
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access uninitialized memory locations, which...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, related to a WebDAV request for a file with a long name, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, related to a WebDAV request for a file with a long name, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-4259- 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 7 sometimes attempts to access uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, related to a WebDAV request for a file with a long name, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-4259- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4242 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, related to a WebDAV request for a file with a long name, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2008-4242- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5rjc-vv8g-cr5q No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access uninitialized memory locations, which...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, related to a WebDAV request for a file with a long name, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-5rjc-vv8g-cr5q- 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-2008-4259 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) 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 32.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3385
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-087
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5706
securitytracker.com/id?1021371
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/499065/100/0/threaded
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-073
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4259
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5rjc-vv8g-cr5q