CVE-2008-2959

Critical

Description

Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control (vb6skit.dll) in Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long lpstrLinkPath argument to the fCreateShellLink function.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition
PublishedJul 2, 2008
First seenJul 2, 2008

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft visual_basic_enterprise_edition6.0—

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CVE-2008-2959 · Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition · Dark Radar