CVE-2008-4252
The DataGrid ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2 does not properly handle errors during access to incorrectly initialized objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
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Description
The DataGrid ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2 does not properly handle errors during access to incorrectly initialized objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, related to corruption of the "system state," aka "DataGrid Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 20.98% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- microsoft/office frontpage · microsoft/project · microsoft/visual basic · microsoft/visual foxpro · microsoft/visual studio .net
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32591
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021369
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5894
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32591
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021369
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5894
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.