Object linking and embedding (OLE) Automation, as used in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Office 2004 for Mac, and Visual Basic 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the substringData method on a TextNode object, which causes an integer overflow that leads to a buffer overflow
Published Aug 14, 2007
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 34.53%
Description
Object linking and embedding (OLE) Automation, as used in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Office 2004 for Mac, and Visual Basic 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the substringData method on a TextNode object, which causes an integer overflow that leads to a buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 2
- 2004
- 6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 34.53% (0.34534) | 98.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 34.53% (0.34534) | 98.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 70.30% (0.70298) | 98.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 63.35% (0.63353) | 98.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 65.19% (0.65194) | 97.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 63.35% (0.63353) | 98.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 93.45% (0.93452) | 99.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 89.33% (0.89328) | 98.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 88.68% (0.88682) | 98.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 88.44% (0.88442) | 98.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 16, 2024 | 90.40% (0.90395) | 98.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 89.54% (0.89538) | 98.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2023 | 91.25% (0.91251) | 98.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 94.45% (0.94448) | 98.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.09% (0.95088) | 98.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26449 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476527/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25282 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018560 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2867 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-043 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1248 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26449 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476527/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25282 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018560 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2867 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-043 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1248 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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