Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition vb6stkit.dll buffer overflow
| visualbasic-vb6skit-bo (43180) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the vb6stkit.dll module. By persuading a victim to open a malicious visual basic form that passes an overly long string to the lpstrLinkPath parameter, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim or cause a denial of service.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Visual Basic 6.0 SP6 Enterprise
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Microsoft Support Web site, Visual Basic 6.0 Solution Center at http://support.microsoft.com/ph/2971.
- BID-29792: Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6 'vb6skit.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2959: Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control (vb6skit.dll) in Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long lpstrLinkPath argument to the fCreateShellLink function.
Reported:
Jun 18, 2008
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