CVE-2007-3897

iDEFENSE Security Advisory 2007-10-09.1

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and earlier, and Windows Mail for Vista, allows remote Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) servers to execute arbitrary code via long NNTP responses that trigger memory corruption.

Un desbordamiento de búfer en la región heap de la memoria en Microsoft Outlook Express versión 6 y anteriores, y Windows Mail para Vista, permite que los servidores remotos de Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) ejecuten código arbitrario por medio de las respuestas NNTP largas que desencadenan una corrupción de la memoria.

Remote exploitation of a heap overflow in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mail and Outlook Express NNTP clients may allow an attacker to execute code with the privileges of the logged on user.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-07-19 CVE Reserved
2007-10-09 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=607	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27112	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018785	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018786	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481983/100/100/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25908	Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-282A.html	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1706	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-056	2019-10-09

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded	2019-10-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Outlook Express Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Outlook Express"				<= 6.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Outlook Express" and version " <= 6.0"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Outlook Express Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Outlook Express"				6.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Outlook Express" and version "6.0"		sp1		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Mail Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Mail"				-		vista		Affected