What is CVE-2007-1041?

CVE-2007-1041 is a vulnerability in Sandh News Rover, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-02-21.

Is CVE-2007-1041 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Sandh News Rover

CVE-2007-1041

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in S&H Computer Systems News Rover 12.1 Rev 1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .nzb file with a long (1) group or (2) subject string.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2007-02-21 · last modified 2026-06-16.

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: 0.069 (93.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.069 · newest: 0.069 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Sandh News Rover — versions 12.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32576 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/22618 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
secunia.com/advisories/24216 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3342 (exploit)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0663 (vdb-entry)
osvdb.org/33253 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-1041?: CVE-2007-1041 is a vulnerability in Sandh News Rover, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-02-21.
Is CVE-2007-1041 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.