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    CVE-2008-4254

    Multiple integer overflows in the Hierarchical FlexGrid ActiveX control (mshflxgd.ocx) in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted (1) Rows and (2) Cols properties to the (a) ExpandAll and (b) CollapseAll methods, related to access of incorrectly initialized objects and corruption of the "system state," aka "Hierarchical FlexGrid Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

    Published:Dec 10, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 10, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.55037
    CVSS Score:8.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office Frontpage
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Project
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Visual Basic
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Visual Foxpro
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Visual Studio .net

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-72/
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499059/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021369
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5805
    http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-72/
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499059/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021369
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5805

    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