Buffer overflow in Microsoft Visual Basic
CVE-2008-3704
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."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.559 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.559 · newest: 0.559 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Basic — versions 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Foxpro — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio — versions 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio .Net — versions 2002, 2003
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2380 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/31498 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5794 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30674 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070 (vendor-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6244 (exploit)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-3704?
- CVE-2008-3704 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Basic, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-08-18.
- Is CVE-2008-3704 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.