Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2007-6255
Buffer overflow in the Microsoft HeartbeatCtl ActiveX control in HRTBEAT.OCX allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Host argument to an unspecified method.
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: 0.301 (98.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.301 · newest: 0.301 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28882 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/44652 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41940 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-069 (vendor-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/570089 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)