CVE-2008-2959

Published: Jul 2, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

9.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Microsoft: Visual Basic Enterprise Edition

Microsoft

1 product

Visual Basic Enterprise Edition

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition	Version 6.0 sp6

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (6)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29792

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43180

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5851

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29792

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43180

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5851

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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