Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-3704
CVE-2008-3704
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."
Affected products
7- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_foxpro:8.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_foxpro:8.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_foxpro:9.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_foxpro:9.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_.net:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_.net:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_.net:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
12- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30674nvdExploitPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/31498nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2380nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382nvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htmnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44444nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5794nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6244nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6317nvd
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