Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle errors related to using the componentFromPoint method on xml objects that have been (1) incorrectly initialized or (2) deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3475 is rated High Risk (71.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 59.20%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.53% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 2025-12-28 | 57.67% | 59.20% | +1.53% |
| 2 | 2025-12-27 | 59.20% | 57.67% | -1.53% |
| 3 | 2025-10-28 | — | 59.20% | — |
Full EPSS history (23 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
|
2.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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 | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |