CVE-2008-0077

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, 6 SP2, and and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by assigning malformed values to certain properties, as demonstrated using the by property of an animateMotion SVG element, aka "Property Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2008-02-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0077 is rated Moderate Risk (64.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 37.19%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0077

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 62.27% 37.19% -25.08%
2 2026-03-09 63.02% 62.27% -0.75%
3 2025-12-28 — 63.02% —

Full EPSS history (32 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0077

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0077

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0077

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft internet_explorer 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 7 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0077

URL Tags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=661 Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2 Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/28903 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/228569 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488048/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27666 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019380 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0512/references Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-006.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-010 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5396 Broken Link
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