CVE-2008-4256
The Charts ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1 and 2003...
The Charts ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1 and 2003 SP1, and Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2 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 "Charts Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Charts ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1 and 2003 SP1, and Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2 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 "Charts Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-4256- CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Charts ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1 and 2003 SP1, and Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2 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 "Charts Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-4256- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4239 No score
The Charts ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1 and 2003 SP1, and Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2 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 "Charts Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2008-4239- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pg8f-wfqr-44ph No score
The Charts ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1 and 2003...
The Charts ActiveX control in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1 and 2003 SP1, and Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP1 and SP2 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 "Charts Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-pg8f-wfqr-44ph- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4256 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Microsoft Visual Basic, published December 10, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.0%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3382
securityfocus.com/bid/32614
securitytracker.com/id?1021369
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-070
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5651
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-473.htm
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4256
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pg8f-wfqr-44ph