CVE-2008-3704

N/A Unknown
Published: August 18, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31498
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30674
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020710
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2380
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44444
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5794
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6244
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6317
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31498
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30674
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020710
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2380
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44444
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5794
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6244
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6317
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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