CVE-2008-2959 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 24.8% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 24.81% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-07-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | visual basic enterprise edition |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Visual Basic Enterprise Edition SP6 - 'vb6skit.dll' Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2008-06-18 |
References
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