CVE-2008-2256: Microsoft Internet Explorer

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 29.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 does not properly handle objects that have been incorrectly initialized or deleted, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 5.01 only; version 6 only; version 7 only

Published 2008-08-13. Last modified 2026-06-16.