Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4259
CVE-2008-4259
Description
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."
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3385nvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499065/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-087nvd
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-087/nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-073nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5706nvd
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