Buffer overflow in Ask.com Ask Toolbar
CVE-2007-5107
Stack-based buffer overflow in the AskJeevesToolBar.SettingsPlugin.1 ActiveX control in askBar.dll in IAC Search & Media ask.com Ask Toolbar 4.0.2.53 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ShortFormat property value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: the researcher claims that this is the same as CVE-2007-5108, but there is insufficient detail for CVE-2007-5108 to be certain.
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: 0.359 (98.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.359 · newest: 0.359 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4452 (exploit)
- www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480459/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3265 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36757 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/26960 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25785 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-5107?
- CVE-2007-5107 is a vulnerability in Ask.com Ask Toolbar, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-09-26.
- Is CVE-2007-5107 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.