Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4252
CVE-2008-4252
Description
The DataGrid ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2 does not properly handle errors during access to incorrectly initialized objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, related to corruption of the "system state," aka "DataGrid Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic:6.0:*:runtime_extended_files:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic:6.0:*:runtime_extended_files:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_foxpro:8.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2
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
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References
7- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htmnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32591nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5894nvd
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