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CVE-2008-3475

8.8
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
59.20%
MEDIUM RiskEPSS (98th percentile)

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."

Published: 10/15/2008
Modified: 4/9/2025
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

59.20%MEDIUM Exploitation Risk
98th percentile

This vulnerability has a 59.20% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

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