PT-2008-4393 · Microsoft · Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6.0 Sp6

Shinnai · Published 2008-07-02 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-2959

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP6

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in a certain ActiveX control (vb6skit.dll) that might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long lpstrLinkPath argument to the fCreateShellLink function.

Recommendations For Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP6, consider restricting access to the vulnerable ActiveX control vb6skit.dll to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the fCreateShellLink function with long lpstrLinkPath arguments until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2959

Affected Products

Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6.0 Sp6

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5851 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/29792 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2959 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43180 · Note