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CVE-2008-4252

The DataGrid ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual FoxPro 8.0...

High CVSS 8.5

Overview

The DataGrid ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2 does not properly handle errors during access to incorrectly initialized objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, related to corruption of the "system state," aka "DataGrid Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CWE: CWE-264 Published: 2008-12-10T14:00:00.923
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟠 HIGH.

  • CVSS: 8.5 (HIGH)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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