CVE-2008-3704
Critical
Description
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."
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Microsoft Visual Basic
PublishedAug 18, 2008
First seenAug 18, 2008
How to fix
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft visual_basic | 6.0 | — |
| microsoft visual_foxpro | 8.0, 9.0 | — |
| microsoft visual_studio | 6.0 | — |
| microsoft visual_studio_.net | 2002, 2003 | — |
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