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CVE-2008-3704

Published: Aug 18, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
9.3CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
55.9%
Top 1.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

visual basicmicrosoft
On-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
visual foxpromicrosoft
On-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
visual studiomicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
visual studio .netmicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
n/an/a
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

3 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/31498
secunia.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
support.avaya.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30674
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Aug 18, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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