Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2008-2959 is an old buffer overflow in a Visual Basic 6 Enterprise SP6 ActiveX control, vb6skit.dll. The source says a remote attacker might execute arbitrary code using an overly long fCreateShellLink argument. Business risk mainly applies to legacy systems that still expose or load this control. Exposure is likely limited to legacy Windows environments retaining Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP6 components or the vb6skit.dll ActiveX control. The provided affected-product metadata is incomplete, so confirm by asset inventory rather than assumptions. Prioritize discovery and containment if legacy VB6 tooling remains in the estate. The code-execution impact is serious, but urgency depends on whether the obsolete ActiveX control is present and reachable. No active exploitation evidence is supplied. Mitigation focus: Check Microsoft or vendor guidance for any update, removal, or control-disabling recommendation.; Inventory systems for Visual Basic 6 Enterprise SP6 and vb6skit.dll.; Remove unsupported VB6 components where no current business dependency exists..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 5851CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- visualbasic-vb6skit-bo(43180)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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