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TITLE:
Microsoft Visual Basic VBP File Processing Buffer Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26704

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26704/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

REVISION:
1.1 originally posted 2007-09-11

SOFTWARE:
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/410/

DESCRIPTION:
Koshi has reported a vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Basic, which
can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing
.VBP files and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a
specially crafted .VBP file.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in version 6.0. Other versions may also
be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not open untrusted .VBP files.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Koshi

CHANGELOG:
2007-09-11: Added CVE reference.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/4361

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