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."
Published Aug 18, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 55.92%
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."
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 6.0
- 2002
- 2003
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 55.92% (0.55917) | 99.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 56.18% (0.56178) | 98.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 87.47% (0.87473) | 99.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 81.78% (0.81776) | 99.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 80.63% (0.80633) | 99.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.38% (0.96384) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | 96.53% (0.96531) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 96.34% (0.96339) | 99.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 96.03% (0.96032) | 99.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 96.60% (0.96599) | 99.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 96.37% (0.96373) | 99.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 96.40% (0.96402) | 99.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 16, 2023 | 95.82% (0.95819) | 99.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 12, 2023 | 95.91% (0.95914) | 99.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 96.54% (0.96542) | 99.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 96.34% (0.96339) | 99.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2023 | 96.53% (0.96527) | 99.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2023 | 96.52% (0.96518) | 99.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2023 | 96.89% (0.96892) | 99.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 97.06% (0.97063) | 99.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.11% (0.97106) | 99.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 87.31% (0.87309) | 99.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 87.31% (0.87309) | 99.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31498 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30674 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020710 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2380 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44444 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5794 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6244 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6317 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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