CVE-2008-3704: Buffer Overflow
First published: Mon Aug 18 2008(Updated: )
Heap-based buffer overflow in the MaskedEdit ActiveX control in Msmask32.ocx 6.0.81.69, and possibly other versions before 6.0.84.18, in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1 and 2003 SP1, and Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Mask parameter, related to not "validating property values with boundary checks," as exploited in the wild in August 2008, aka "Masked Edit Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Visual FoxPro | =9.0-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Visual Studio .NET | =2003-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | =6.0 | |
| Microsoft Visual Studio .NET | =2002-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Visual FoxPro | =8.0-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Visual FoxPro | =9.0-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | =6.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30674
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020710
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31498
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2380
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44444
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6317
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6244
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5794
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
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