HIGH
The FlexGrid ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2, Office FrontPage 2002 SP3, and Office Project 2003 SP3 does not properly handle errors during access to incorrectly initialized objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, related to corruption of the "system state," aka "FlexGrid Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Published Dec 10, 2008
8.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 20.98%
Description
The FlexGrid ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2, Office FrontPage 2002 SP3, and Office Project 2003 SP3 does not properly handle errors during access to incorrectly initialized objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, related to corruption of the "system state," aka "FlexGrid Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2002
- 2003
- 2007
- 2007
- 6.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 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.
8.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
20.98% 0.20976
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.20976
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 (29 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 20.98% (0.20976) | 97.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 20.98% (0.20976) | 97.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 57.46% (0.57462) | 98.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 61.88% (0.61883) | 98.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 64.02% (0.64022) | 98.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 66.47% (0.66473) | 97.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 64.02% (0.64022) | 98.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 68.41% (0.68405) | 98.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 60.92% (0.60917) | 97.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 6, 2024 | 64.12% (0.64124) | 97.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 70.43% (0.70428) | 98.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 83.97% (0.83965) | 98.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 86.87% (0.86871) | 98.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 88.90% (0.88897) | 98.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 83.79% (0.83786) | 98.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 88.62% (0.88616) | 98.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 89.79% (0.89789) | 98.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 92.07% (0.92075) | 98.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 91.62% (0.91620) | 98.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 92.85% (0.92846) | 98.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 93.05% (0.93054) | 98.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 92.76% (0.92757) | 98.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 93.72% (0.93718) | 98.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2023 | 95.63% (0.95633) | 98.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.61% (0.95610) | 98.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 40.60% (0.40600) | 98.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 13, 2022 | 40.60% (0.40600) | 98.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 12, 2022 | 43.56% (0.43565) | 97.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 48.89% (0.48886) | 98.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32592 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021369 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/2008/3382 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5994 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32592 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021369 | 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/2008/3382 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5994 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Dec 10, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 25, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4253
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a