Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Microsoft Visual Basic 6 allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU co…

Published 19 y ago 2007-05-30 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

9.3

v2.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

36.2%

percentile 98%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Microsoft Visual Basic 6 allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or execute arbitrary code via a Visual Basic Project (vbp) file with a long (1) Description or (2) Company Name (VersionCompanyName) field.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

36.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

EDB-3977 Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Project - Description Stack Overflow (PoC) · dos · 2007-05-23
EDB-3976 Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Project - Company Name Stack Overflow (PoC) · dos · 2007-05-23

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	2.0	9.3	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

osvdb.org /41053 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/34475 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
exploit-db.com /exploits/3977 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
osvdb.org /41052 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
exploit-db.com /exploits/3976 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/24128 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/34476 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/24129 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2007-2884
NVD: CVE-2007-2884

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