Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6 'vb6skit.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:29792

Info

Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6 'vb6skit.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 29792
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2008-2959
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 18 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:28PM
Credit: shinnai
Vulnerable: Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP6
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6 'vb6skit.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6 is prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate size checks on user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the vulnerable application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6 SP6 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6 'vb6skit.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to open a malicious file.

The following proof of concept is available:

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6 'vb6skit.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6 'vb6skit.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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