CVE-2008-4253 in the critical feed json
The FlexGrid ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2, Office FrontPage 2002 SP3, and Offic…
published 2008-12-10 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4236
- cvss
- 8.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 21.0%
- EPSS 21.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The FlexGrid ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2, Office FrontPage 2002 SP3, and Office Project 2003 SP3 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 "FlexGrid Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit prediction
20.98% 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-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/32592
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/3382
vdb-entry
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securitytracker.com
/id?1021369
vdb-entry
- 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
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5994
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-4253
- NVD CVE-2008-4253
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