CVE-2008-2259 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in Internet Explorer via malicious print preview interactions, requiring user engagement.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-2259?
CVE-2008-2259 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 13 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not perform proper "argument validation" during print preview, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Component Handling Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2259?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2259?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2259 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2008-2259 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2259 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9788-3jp6-v2fg.