CVE-2008-4300

N/A Unknown
Published: September 29, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4325
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496696/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45584
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4325
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496696/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45584
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
14.2%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft