Intrusion PreventionMS.Visual.Basic.vb6skit.DLL.Remote.Buffer.Overflow
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition.
The vulnerability is located in the "vb6skit.dll" ActiveX control and is due to its inability to handle malformed parameters to the affected function. Successful exploitation could allow the remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Affected Products
vb6skit.dll
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Currently, we are not aware of any patches supplied by the vendor for this issue.
Telemetry
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Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-11 | 16.995 |
| ID | 17091 |
| Created | May 14, 2009 |
| Updated | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2008-2959 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 89.08% |
| Default Action | pass |
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| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | MS_Office |