{"cve":"CVE-2008-4261","nvd":{"published":"2008-12-10T14:00:01.067","modified":"2026-06-16T22:57:30.657","status":"Modified","description":"Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6 SP1 on Windows 2000, and 6 on Windows XP and Server 2003 does not properly handle extraneous data associated with an object embedded in a web page, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML tags that trigger memory corruption, aka \"HTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-399"],"references":["http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=761","http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021371","http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html","http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3385","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-073"],"products":["microsoft:internet_explorer"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:53:23.791937413+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-4261","score":0.29709,"percentile":0.98196,"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."]}