CVE-2007-2588

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the Office Viewer OCX ActiveX control (oa.ocx) 3.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) HttpDownloadFile, (2) Open, (3) OpenWebFile, (4) DoOleCommand, (5) FTPDownloadFile, (6) FTPUploadFile, (7) HttpUploadFile, (8) Save, or (9) SaveWebFile function.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.53% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/25143	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1664	vdb entry
http://moaxb.blogspot.com/2007/05/moaxb-04-office-viewer-oaocx-v-32.html
http://www.shinnai.altervista.org/moaxb/20070504/oa.txt
http://osvdb.org/34335	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23811	vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34067	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2588?: CVE-2007-2588 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2588?: To fix CVE-2007-2588, 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-2007-2588 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2588 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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