CVE-2007-2588 describes multiple buffer overflows in the Office Viewer OCX ActiveX control (oa.ocx) version 3.2. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying overly long arguments to several functions, including HttpDownloadFile and Open. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this is a critical vulnerability, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, an ExploitDB entry exists for denial of service, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:office_ocx:office_viewer_ocx:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.