CVE-2007-6387

Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks 4 - API ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

9.3

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Múltiples desbordamientos de búfer basados en pila en el control ActiveX awApi4.AnswerWorks.1 en awApi4.dll 4.0.0.42, como el utilizado por Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks, y Intuit Clearly Bookkeeping, ProSeries, QuickBooks, Quicken, QuickTax, y TurboTax, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código de su elección mediante argumentos largos a (1) GetHistory, (2) GetSeedQuery, (3) SetSeedQuery, y posiblemente otros métodos. NOTA: algunos de estos detalles se han obtenido de información de terceros.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 9.3

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

2007-12-14 CVE Reserved
2007-12-15 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-07 First Exploit
2024-10-18 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4194	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4195	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39004	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4825	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/26670	2017-09-29
http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/qbupdate2007/Default.aspx	2017-09-29
http://www.intuit.com/support/security	2017-09-29
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26815	2017-09-29
http://www.vantagelinguistics.com/answerworks/release	2017-09-29

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/26566	2017-09-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Intuit Search vendor "Intuit"		Bookkeeping Search vendor "Intuit" for product "Bookkeeping"				*		-		Affected
Intuit Search vendor "Intuit"		Proseries Search vendor "Intuit" for product "Proseries"				*		-		Affected
Intuit Search vendor "Intuit"		Quickbooks Search vendor "Intuit" for product "Quickbooks"				*		-		Affected
Intuit Search vendor "Intuit"		Quicken Search vendor "Intuit" for product "Quicken"				*		-		Affected
Intuit Search vendor "Intuit"		Quicktax Search vendor "Intuit" for product "Quicktax"				*		-		Affected
Intuit Search vendor "Intuit"		Turbo Tax Search vendor "Intuit" for product "Turbo Tax"				*		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Activex Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Activex"				4.0.0.42 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Activex" and version "4.0.0.42"		-		Affected
Vantage Linquistics Search vendor "Vantage Linquistics"		Answerworks Search vendor "Vantage Linquistics" for product "Answerworks"				*		-		Affected