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    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."

    Published:Aug 18, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 18, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.87473
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Visual Basic
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Visual Foxpro
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Visual Studio
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Visual Studio .net

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30674http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30674https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6244https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16507https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6317

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2008-4256 (CVSS 8.5) — The Charts ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1 and 2003 SP1, and Visual…
    CVE-2008-4255 (CVSS 9.3) — Heap-based buffer overflow in mscomct2.ocx (aka Windows Common ActiveX control or Microsoft Animation ActiveX …
    CVE-2008-4254 (CVSS 8.5) — Multiple integer overflows in the Hierarchical FlexGrid ActiveX control (mshflxgd.ocx) in Microsoft Visual Bas…
    CVE-2008-4253 (CVSS 8.5) — The FlexGrid ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2, Office …
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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/31498
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30674
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020710
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2380
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44444
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5794
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6244
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6317
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31498
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30674
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020710
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2380
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44444
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5794
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6244
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6317

    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