CVEvulnerability
CVE-2007-5107
9.3 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2007-09-26
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the AskJeevesToolBar.SettingsPlugin.1 ActiveX control in askBar.dll in IAC Search & Media ask.com Ask Toolbar 4.0.2.53 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ShortFormat property value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: the researcher claims that this is the same as CVE-2007-5108, but there is insufficient detail for CVE-2007-5108 to be certain.
Affected configurations
• ask.com ask toolbar (<= 4.0.2.53)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26960 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm www.foxitsoftware.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480459/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25785 Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3265 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36757 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4452 www.exploit-db.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26960 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm www.foxitsoftware.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480459/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25785 Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3265 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36757 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4452 www.exploit-db.com