CVE-2008-4252

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."

Category

8.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 61.88% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021369 vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32591 vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5894 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4252?
CVE-2008-4252 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4252?
To fix CVE-2008-4252, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4252 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4252 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~62% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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