#VU1268 Memory corruption in Microsoft Visual FoxPro and Microsoft Visual Basic - CVE-2008-4252
Published: December 13, 2016 / Updated: March 1, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1268
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-4252
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Visual FoxPro
Microsoft Visual Basic
Microsoft Visual FoxPro
Microsoft Visual Basic
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
The vulnerability alows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a buffer overflow in the DataGrid ActiveX Control. A remote attacker can construct a specially crafted Web page, trick the victim into viewing it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to a buffer overflow in the DataGrid ActiveX Control. A remote attacker can construct a specially crafted Web page, trick the victim into viewing it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website:
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime Extended Files:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E27EEBCB-095D-43EC-A19E-4A46E591715C
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8.0 Service Pack 1:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A6977F81-F7F6-486B-96AD-8D296D79F205
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 1:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=386D27A6-B2C7-4ACC-BF3E-EDCBC7358172
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5B1F28A9-DA8D-463A-8AE4-DFC8FCC6C41A
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime Extended Files:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E27EEBCB-095D-43EC-A19E-4A46E591715C
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8.0 Service Pack 1:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A6977F81-F7F6-486B-96AD-8D296D79F205
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 1:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=386D27A6-B2C7-4ACC-BF3E-EDCBC7358172
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5B1F28A9-DA8D-463A-8AE4-DFC8FCC6C41A