CVE-2008-0392: microsoft visual_basic

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-0392 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in microsoft visual_basic. EPSS estimates a 30.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 23-01-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP6 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .dsr file with a long (1) ConnectionName or (2) CommandName line.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.