Charts Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability

  Severity: LOW
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-4256,MS08-070
  Advisory Date: FEB 15, 2011

  DESCRIPTION

The Charts ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1 and 2003 SP1, and Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2 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 "Charts Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities. Please refer to the filter number and filter name when applying appropriate DPI and/or IDF rules.

  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1003122
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1003122 - Charts Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • microsoft office_frontpage 2002

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