CVE-2008-3704

Published: Aug 18, 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

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."

Affected (7)

Products: Microsoft: Visual Basic, Visual Foxpro, Visual Studio, Visual Studio .net

4 products

Visual Studio .net

Configuration A

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Visual Basic	Version 6.0
Microsoft Visual Foxpro	Version 8.0 sp1
Microsoft Visual Foxpro	Version 9.0 sp1
Microsoft Visual Foxpro	Version 9.0 sp2
Microsoft Visual Studio	Version 6.0
Microsoft Visual Studio .net	Version 2002 sp1
Microsoft Visual Studio .net	Version 2003 sp1

Related CWEs

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 (24)

http://secunia.com/advisories/31498

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30674

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitPatch

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020710

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2380

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44444

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5794

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6244

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6317

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31498

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

Vendor Advisory

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30674

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

ExploitPatch

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020710

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

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html

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

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2380

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

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382

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

Vendor Advisory

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070

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

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44444

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

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5794

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

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6244

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

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6317

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

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