# CVE-2008-4259: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-12-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, related to a WebDAV request for a file with a long name, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3385
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-087
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5706
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021371
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-087/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499065/100/0/threaded
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-073

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