CVE-2008-2159 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 where encrypted pages could be cached locally, even when the "DisableCachingOfSSLPages" registry setting was enabled. This flaw could allow a local attacker to access sensitive information from the cache. With a CVSS score of 2.1, it is considered low severity, requiring local access and low attack complexity to achieve a partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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