Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2007-4790
Stack-based buffer overflow in certain ActiveX controls in (1) FPOLE.OCX 6.0.8450.0 and (2) Foxtlib.ocx, as used in the Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 fpole 1.0 Type Library; and Internet Explorer 5.01, 6 SP1 and SP2, and 7; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the FoxDoCmd function.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.549 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.549 · newest: 0.549 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5.01, 6, 7
- Microsoft Visual Foxpro — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4369 (exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36496 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5481 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0512/references (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25571 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-010 (vendor-advisory)