CVE-2008-2959

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Visual Basic Enterprise Edition
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 July 2008

Summary

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5851
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29792
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43180
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

EPSS Score

86% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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