Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Client Components ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

Publish date: February 15, 2011
  Severity: HIGH
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-4110
  Advisory Date: FEB 15, 2011

  DESCRIPTION

 Buffer overflow in the SQLVDIRLib.SQLVDirControl ActiveX control in Tools\Binn\sqlvdir.dll in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (aka SQL Server 8.0) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL in the second argument to the Connect method.  NOTE: this issue is not a vulnerability in many environments, since the control is not marked as safe for scripting and would not execute with default Internet Explorer settings.

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

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  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1002883
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1002883 - Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Client Components ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • microsoft sql_server 2000

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