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GHSA-7MP9-MC39-H253

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 00:08 – Updated: 2025-04-09 04:01

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Heap-based buffer overflow in mscomct2.ocx (aka Windows Common ActiveX control or Microsoft Animation ActiveX control) in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1 and 2003 SP1, Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2, and Office Project 2003 SP3 and 2007 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AVI file with a crafted stream length, which triggers an "allocation error" and memory corruption, aka "Windows Common AVI Parsing Overflow Vulnerability."

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CVE-2008-4255 (GCVE-0-2008-4255)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-12-10 13:33 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:08

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

microsoft CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 3954 records in the last 180 days details

References

11 references

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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382	vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-083/	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-083	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021369	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
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http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499061/100…	mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilitie…	x_refsource_MISC

Date Public

2008-12-09 00:00

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