CVE-2008-1085 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 SP4, 6 through SP1, and 7. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious data stream, often involving an invalid MIME-type, leading to memory corruption. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.01:windows_2000_sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1_itanium:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_xp_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:7:*:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.