HIGH · 8.5

CVE-2008-4253

The FlexGrid ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2, Office FrontPage 2002 SP3, and Office Project 2003 SP3 does not properly handle errors during acc...

Vulnerability Description

The FlexGrid ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2, Office FrontPage 2002 SP3, and Office Project 2003 SP3 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 "FlexGrid Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS Score

8.5

HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftOffice Frontpage2002
MicrosoftProject2003
MicrosoftVisual Basic6.0
MicrosoftVisual Foxpro8.0
MicrosoftVisual Studio .Net2002

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2008-4253?

CVE-2008-4253 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.5 (HIGH). The FlexGrid ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2, Office FrontPage 2002 SP3, and Office Project 2003 SP3 does not properly handle errors during acc...

How severe is CVE-2008-4253?

CVE-2008-4253 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2008-4253?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Microsoft Office Frontpage, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual Foxpro, Microsoft Visual Studio .Net.