9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-3704
Microsoft MaskedEdit ActiveX Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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."

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 18, 2008, 7:41 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:49 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-3704 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft visual_basic
2 Microsoft visual_foxpro
3 Microsoft visual_studio_.net
4 Microsoft visual_studio
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-3704.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/31498 Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30674 Exploit Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020710
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2380 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44444
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5794
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6244
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6317
http://secunia.com/advisories/31498 Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30674 Exploit Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020710
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2380 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44444
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5794
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6244
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6317

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-3704 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-3704 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31498
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30674
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020710
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2380
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44444
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5794
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6244
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6317
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-070.mspx [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5794 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6244 [Exploit]
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6317 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6317 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6244 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5794 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44444 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44444 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

96.10 }} -0.28%

score

0.99639

percentile

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