CVE-2006-7157 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Google Earth v4.0.2091 (beta). This flaw allows remote, user-assisted attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) by providing a specially crafted KML or KMZ file containing an excessively long href element. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.1, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector and complete availability impact, though it requires medium attack complexity. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and its FAUCET Risk Score is 91/100.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.2091CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:earth:4.0.2091:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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