CVE-2007-1891

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GetPrivateProfileSectionW function in Akamai Technologies Download Manager ActiveX Control (DownloadManagerV2.ocx) after 2.0.4.4 but before 2.2.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to misinterpretation of the nSize parameter as a byte count instead of a wide character count.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 17.23% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=514	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/34323	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465908/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/24900	third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017925	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/120241	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1415	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23522	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1891?: CVE-2007-1891 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1891?: To fix CVE-2007-1891, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1891 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-1891 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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