Improper input validation in Microsoft Data Access Components
CVE-2006-5559
The Execute method in the ADODB.Connection 2.7 and 2.8 ActiveX control objects (ADODB.Connection.2.7 and ADODB.Connection.2.8) in the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.5 SP3, 2.7 SP1, 2.8, and 2.8 SP1 does not properly track freed memory when the second argument is a BSTR, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain strings in the second and third arguments.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.436 (98.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.419 · newest: 0.436 · change: +0.017
Affected products
- Microsoft Data Access Components — versions 2.5, 2.8, 2.7
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server — versions itanium
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- securitytracker.com/id (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-009 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20704 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:214 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/22452 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061027.html (Patch)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/589272 (US Government Resource, Patch, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29837 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/31882 (vdb-entry)