CVE-2008-2959
CVSS V2 High 9.3
CVSS V3 None
Description
Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control (vb6skit.dll) in Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long lpstrLinkPath argument to the fCreateShellLink function.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2008-2959
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2008-07-02T17:14:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-09-29T01:31:26
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic_enterprise_edition:6.0:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 9.3
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 10
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29792 | Exploit |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43180 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5851 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2959 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2959 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:24:17 | Added to TrackCVE |