Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6032
Revision Date:2012-11-12Version:52
Title:Windows Common AVI Parsing Overflow Vulnerability
Description:Heap-based buffer overflow in mscomct2.ocx (aka Windows Common ActiveX control or Microsoft Animation ActiveX control) in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1 and 2003 SP1, Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2, and Office Project 2003 SP3 and 2007 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AVI file with a crafted stream length, which triggers an "allocation error" and memory corruption, aka "Windows Common AVI Parsing Overflow Vulnerability."
Family:windowsClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2008-4255
Platform(s):Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Product(s):Microsoft Project 2003
Microsoft Project 2007
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003
Definition Synopsis
  • Vulnerable Project 2003 SP3/Project 2007
  • Project 2003 SP3/Project 2007
  • Microsoft Project 2003 SP3 is installed
  • OR Microsoft Project 2007 is installed
  • AND Mscomct2.ocx version is less than 6.1.98.11
  • OR Vulnerable Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1/2003 SP1
  • Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1/2003 SP1
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1 is installed
  • OR Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1 is installed
  • AND Mschrt20.ocx version is less than 6.1.98.12
  • OR Vulnerable Visual Basic 6.0 or VisualFoxPro
  • Visual Basic 6.0 or VisualFoxPro
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro is installed
  • OR Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 is installed
  • AND Mscomct2.ocx version is less than 6.1.98.12
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