Buffer overflow in Intuit Bookkeeping
CVE-2007-6387
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the awApi4.AnswerWorks.1 ActiveX control in awApi4.dll 4.0.0.42, as used by Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks, and Intuit Clearly Bookkeeping, ProSeries, QuickBooks, Quicken, QuickTax, and TurboTax, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) GetHistory, (2) GetSeedQuery, (3) SetSeedQuery, and possibly other methods. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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: 0.380 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.380 · newest: 0.380 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vantagelinguistics.com/answerworks/release/ (Patch)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4194 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4825 (exploit)
- support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/qbupdate2007/Default.aspx (Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/26566 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.intuit.com/support/security/ (Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/26670 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39004 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26815 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4195 (vdb-entry)