CVE-2008-0078

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in an ActiveX control (dxtmsft.dll) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6 SP1 and SP2, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image, aka "Argument Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 12, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-0078: Critical severity, CVSS 9.3 | Vulnix