RULE(RULE ID:713145)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2019-07-05
Rule Name: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Hierarchical FlexGrid ActiveX Control Rows Parameter Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2008-4254)
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Rule Protection Details
Description: Multiple integer overflows in the Hierarchical FlexGrid ActiveX control (mshflxgd.ocx) in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted (1) Rows and (2) Cols properties to the (a) ExpandAll and (b) CollapseAll methods, related to access of incorrectly initialized objects and corruption of the "system state," aka "Hierarchical FlexGrid Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Impact: An attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of the vulnerable system. Failed exploit may cause denial-of-service attack.
Affected OS: Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Other Unix, Network Device, Mac OS, iOS, Android, Others
Reference: SecurityTrackerID:1021369
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499059/100/0/threaded
Solutions
Microsoft has released a patch MS08-070 to eliminate the vulnerability. The patch can be downloaded at:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070