CVE-2008-1086
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94
- EPSS score
- 30.5% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1097)
- Published
- April 8, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1097 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / internet explorer
- microsoft / internet explorer
- microsoft / windows 2000
- microsoft / windows 2003 server
- microsoft / windows 2003 server
- microsoft / windows 2003 server
- microsoft / windows 2003 server
- microsoft / windows 2003 server
- microsoft / windows 2003 server
- microsoft / windows vista
- microsoft / windows xp
- microsoft / windows xp
- microsoft / windows xp
- microsoft / windows-nt
- microsoft / windows-nt
- microsoft / windows-nt
Certified products that may be affected
11 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Windows Vista Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1002 - historical
- Windows Vista Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1003 - historical
- Windows XP Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 989 - historical
- Windows XP Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 990 - historical
- Windows Vista Boot Manager (bootmgr) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 978 - historical
See all 11 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=680(Third Party Advisory)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2(Mailing List)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29714(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28606(Patch)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019800(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1147/references(Broken Link)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-023
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41464
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5475
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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