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CVE-2008-4254 Detail

Current Description

Multiple integer overflows in the Hierarchical FlexGrid ActiveX control (mshflxgd.ocx) in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted (1) Rows and (2) Cols properties to the (a) ExpandAll and (b) CollapseAll methods, related to access of incorrectly initialized objects and corruption of the "system state," aka "Hierarchical FlexGrid Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."


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Hyperlink Resource
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499059/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021369
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382 Vendor Advisory 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5805

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4254
NVD Published Date:
12/10/2008
NVD Last Modified:
10/12/2018
Source:
Microsoft Corporation