CVE-2008-5750 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 21.4% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the --renderer-path option in a chromehtml: URI.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 21.41% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-12-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Google Chrome - 'ChromeHTML://' Remote Parameter Injection | 2008-12-23 |
References
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_chrome.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4821
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499570/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32999
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7566
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_chrome.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4821
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499570/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32999
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7566
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