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CVE-2008-3704

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Detection and validation

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  • Metasploit

    exploit/windows/browser/ms08_070_visual_studio_msmask. Rank: Normal.

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What it is

Reported

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."

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What is affected

Reported

Microsoft; visual_basic. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.

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Urgency and basis

Reported

Act · 451.5

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Exploitation evidence

Reported

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What to do

Reported

Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

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