CVE-2008-4260
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access a deleted object, which allows remote...
CVE-2008-4260 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 19.4%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 8.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 19.4%EPSS, 97th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access a deleted object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access a deleted object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-4260- 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 ListNo score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access a deleted object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-4260- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4243No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access a deleted object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2008-4243- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-435q-7mpf-fcmpNo score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access a deleted object, which allows remote...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access a deleted object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-435q-7mpf-fcmp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3385
securitytracker.com/id?1021371
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5903
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-073
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4260
github.com/advisories/GHSA-435q-7mpf-fcmp