Buffer overflow in Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway 2007
CVE-2007-2238
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Whale Client Components ActiveX control (WhlMgr.dll), as used in Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) before 3.7 SP2, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) CheckForUpdates or (2) UpdateComponents methods.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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: 0.455 (98.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.455 · newest: 0.455 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/789121 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1061 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/34725 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34532 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49888 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-2238?
- CVE-2007-2238 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway 2007, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-04-16.
- Is CVE-2007-2238 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.