Visual Basic Enterprise Edition SP6 vb6skit.dll Buffer Overflow
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-2959
Advisory Date: FEB 15, 2011
DESCRIPTION
Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control (vb6skit.dll) in
Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP6 might allow remote attackers
to execute arbitrary code via a long lpstrLinkPath argument to the
fCreateShellLink function.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
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SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1002589
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1002589 - Visual Basic Enterprise Edition SP6 vb6skit.dll Buffer Overflow
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6.0