VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-2259
CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability30.08%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-08-13
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not perform proper "argument validation" during print preview, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Component Handling Vulnerability."
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Primary references
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com — Vendor Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com — US Government Resource
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108