CVE-2008-4254 in the critical feed json
Multiple integer overflows in the Hierarchical FlexGrid ActiveX control (mshflxgd.ocx) in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual FoxPro 8.0…
published 2008-12-10 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4237
- cvss
- 8.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 22.1%
- EPSS 22.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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."
Exploit prediction
22.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 8.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-189 Numeric Errors
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/3382
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/secunia_research/2007-72/
vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5805
vdb-entry, signature
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securitytracker.com
/id?1021369
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/499059/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- support.avaya.com /elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-4254
- NVD CVE-2008-4254
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