{"cve":"CVE-2008-3475","nvd":{"published":"2008-10-15T00:12:15.833","modified":"2026-06-16T22:55:53.663","status":"Modified","description":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle errors related to using the componentFromPoint method on xml objects that have been (1) incorrectly initialized or (2) deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka \"Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-908"],"references":["http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617","http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047"],"products":["microsoft:internet_explorer"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-3475","score":0.39864,"percentile":0.98625,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}