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."
CVE-2008-4255 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.
2008-12-10T14:00:00.970
2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Deferred
CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | microsoft | office_frontpage | 2002 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | project | 2003 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | project | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | project | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | visual_basic | 6.0 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | visual_foxpro | 8.0 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | visual_foxpro | 9.0 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | visual_foxpro | 9.0 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | visual_studio_.net | 2002 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | visual_studio_.net | 2003 | Yes |
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