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CVE-2007-3897in critical feed

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and earlier, and Windows Mail for Vista, allows remote Network News Transfer Prot…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
54.6%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

54.63% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

  • securitytracker.com /id?1018785 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1706 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-056 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/481983/100/100/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • labs.idefense.com /intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=607 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_IDEFENSE, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/3436 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1018786 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/25908 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA07-282A.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/27112 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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