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CVE-2008-4254

UnknownEPSS 22.06%

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CVE-2008-4254 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.". EPSS estimates a 22.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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."

Metrics

EPSS Probability
22.06%

97.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
MicrosoftOffice Frontpage2002Sp3
MicrosoftProject2003Sp3
MicrosoftProject2007—
MicrosoftVisual Basic6.0—
MicrosoftVisual Foxpro8.0Sp1
MicrosoftVisual Foxpro9.0Sp1
MicrosoftVisual Studio .Net2002Sp1
MicrosoftVisual Studio .Net2003Sp1

References

Timeline

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Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 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."
How severe is CVE-2008-4254?
Severity scoring for CVE-2008-4254 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 22.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4254?
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Source: NVD / NIST