Vulnerability in Microsoft Office
CVE-2007-2903
Buffer overflow in the HelpPopup method in the Microsoft Office 2000 Controllo UA di Microsoft Office ActiveX control (OUACTRL.OCX) 1.0.1.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (probably winhlp32.exe crash) via a long first argument. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.285 (98.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.285 · newest: 0.285 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions 2000
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- shinnai.altervista.org/viewtopic.php
- moaxb.blogspot.com/2007/05/moaxb-23-microsoft-office-2000.html (Exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34473 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/24118 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/36034 (vdb-entry)
- www.shinnai.altervista.org/moaxb/20070523/ouactrltxt.html (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-2903?
- CVE-2007-2903 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Office. Published 2007-05-30.
- Is CVE-2007-2903 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.