CVE-2008-4300
A certain ActiveX control in adsiis.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows...
A certain ActiveX control in adsiis.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long string in the second argument to the GetObject method. NOTE: this issue was disclosed by an unreliable researcher, so it might be incorrect.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A certain ActiveX control in adsiis.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long string in the second argument to the GetObject method. NOTE: this issue was disclosed by an unreliable researcher, so it might be incorrect.
- Record
CVE-2008-4300- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A certain ActiveX control in adsiis.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long string in the second argument to the GetObject method. NOTE: this issue was disclosed by an unreliable researcher, so it might be incorrect.
- Record
CVE-2008-4300- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4283 No score
A certain ActiveX control in adsiis.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long string in the second argument to the GetObject method. NOTE: this issue was disclosed by an unreliable researcher, so it might be incorrect.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4283- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h59h-44cg-5vq7 No score
A certain ActiveX control in adsiis.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows...
A certain ActiveX control in adsiis.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long string in the second argument to the GetObject method. NOTE: this issue was disclosed by an unreliable researcher, so it might be incorrect.
- Record
GHSA-h59h-44cg-5vq7- 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-2008-4300 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Information Services, published September 29, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.6%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.