CVE-2008-1442

Heap-based buffer overflow in the substringData method in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to an unspecified manipulation of a DOM object before a call to this method, aka the "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2008-06-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1442 is rated High Risk (69.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 62.85%, 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-2008-1442

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 2025-09-19 65.33% 62.85% -2.48%
2 2025-03-30 66.56% 65.33% -1.24%
3 2025-03-29 — 66.56% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1442

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
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-2008-1442

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1442

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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-2008-1442

URL Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2 Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/30575 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3934 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020225 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493253/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29556 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778 Broken Link
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-039/ Patch Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5720
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