CVE-2008-4300

Public Exploit

Description

A certain ActiveX control in adsiis.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long string in the second argument to the GetObject method. NOTE: this issue was disclosed by an unreliable researcher, so it might be incorrect.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 14.38% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496696/100/0/threaded	mailing list exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45584	vdb entry third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4325	third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4300?: CVE-2008-4300 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4300?: To fix CVE-2008-4300, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4300 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-4300 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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