VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-1086
CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability30.54%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-04-08
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
The HxTocCtrl ActiveX control (hxvz.dll), as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1, in Windows XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista SP1, and Server 2008, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed arguments, which triggers memory corruption.
Weakness classification
- CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Primary references
- secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com — Mailing List
- secure@microsoft.com — Vendor Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com — Patch
- secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List