CVE-2008-4381
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert function with a URL-encoded string of a large number of invalid characters.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert function with a URL-encoded string of a large number of invalid characters.
- Record
CVE-2008-4381- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert function with a URL-encoded string of a large number of invalid characters.
- Record
CVE-2008-4381- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4362 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert function with a URL-encoded string of a large number of invalid characters.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4362- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p2gw-r2j8-v884 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert function with a URL-encoded string of a large number of invalid characters.
- Record
GHSA-p2gw-r2j8-v884- 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-2008-4381 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published October 2, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.4%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45639
securityreason.com/securityalert/4345
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/8
securityfocus.com/archive/1/496830/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4381
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p2gw-r2j8-v884