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CVE-2008-4110

HIGH CVSS: 7.6 Published: 2008-09-16 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Sql Server

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References