CVE-2007-0065: microsoft visual_basic Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-0065 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft visual_basic. EPSS estimates a 43.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-02-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Automation in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista, Office 2004 for Mac, and Visual basic 6.0 SP6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script request.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.