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    CVE-2008-2959

    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.

    Published:Jul 2, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jul 2, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.34704
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Visual Basic Enterprise Edition

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29792http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29792https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5851

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High