Buffer overflow in Microsoft Visual Basic
CVE-2007-4776
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 and Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Visual Basic project (vbp) file containing a long Reference line, related to VBP_Open and OLE. NOTE: there are limited usage scenarios under which this would be a vulnerability.
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: 0.490 (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: 0.490 · newest: 0.490 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Basic — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.osvdb.org/36936 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/26704 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25629 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4431 (exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4361 (exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-4776?
- CVE-2007-4776 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Basic, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-09-10.
- Is CVE-2007-4776 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.