CVE-2008-3704
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-3704 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-08-18 19:41:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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." |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Microsoft | Visual Basic | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Visual Foxpro | 8.0 | sp1 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Visual Foxpro | 9.0 | sp1 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Visual Foxpro | 9.0 | sp2 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Visual Studio | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Visual Studio .net | 2002 | sp1 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Visual Studio .net | 2003 | sp1 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Visual Studio Buffer Overflow in 'Msmask32.ocx' ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Microsoft Visual Studio Masked Edit Control "Mask" Buffer Overflow - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-344A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.us-cert.gov | US Government Resource |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-070 - Critical | Microsoft Docs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | docs.microsoft.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| ASA-2008-473 (ActiveX Controls) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (932349) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.avaya.com | |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 'Msmask32.ocx' ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit, Patch |
| Microsoft Visual Studio - 'Msmask32.ocx' ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) - Windows dos Exploit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exploit-db.com | |
| Microsoft Visual Studio (Msmask32.ocx) ActiveX Remote BOF Exploit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exploit-db.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.