PT-2008-1881 · Microsoft · Rich Textbox Activex Control

Shinnai · Published 2008-01-11 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-0237

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Rich Textbox ActiveX Control (RICHTX32.OCX) version 6.1.97.82

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This is achieved by invoking the insecure SaveFile method.

Recommendations For version 6.1.97.82, consider disabling the SaveFile method until a patch is available. Restrict access to the Microsoft Rich Textbox ActiveX Control to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0237

Affected Products

Rich Textbox Activex Control

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/4874 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_DZVN8CwCha0I2fI3NeEs.html · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/27201 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0237 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39557 · Note