Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Basic and Office Products
CVE-2008-4253

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Visual Foxpro
Visual Studio .net
Visual Basic
Project
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 December 2008

Summary

The FlexGrid ActiveX control in various Microsoft products fails to correctly handle errors when accessing improperly initialized objects. This flaw allows attackers to exploit the vulnerability through specially crafted HTML documents, leading to potential execution of arbitrary code. The issue highlights the importance of secure coding practices to prevent corruption of the application state and unauthorized access by malicious actors.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32592
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021369
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

EPSS Score

64% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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