Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4255
Potential exploit
Heap-based buffer overflow in mscomct2.ocx (aka Windows Common ActiveX control or Microsoft Animation ActiveX control) in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1 and 2003 SP1, Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2, and Office Project 2003 SP3 and 2007 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AVI file with a crafted stream length, which triggers an "allocation error" and memory corruption, aka "Windows Common AVI Parsing Overflow Vulnerability."
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory CorruptionExecute code
Products affected by CVE-2008-4255
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic:6.0:*:runtime_extended_files:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_foxpro:9.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_foxpro:8.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_foxpro:9.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_.net:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_.net:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_frontpage:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4255
93.84%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 99 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4255
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4255
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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.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-4255
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http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-083
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http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-083/
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6032
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499061/100/0/threaded
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http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | CISAUS Government Resource
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32613
Patch
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021369
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382
Vendor Advisory
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http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/32613.pl
Exploit
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