CVE-2008-4110 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the SQLVDirControl ActiveX control within Microsoft SQL Server 2000. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (browser crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long URL to the Connect method. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.6, indicating high severity with a network attack vector, high attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, the vulnerability is not actively exploited, lacks public exploit code, and has garnered no community discussion or media coverage, largely due to the ActiveX control not being marked safe for scripting, limiting its execution in default browser configurations.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.