Buffer overflow in the IEToolbar.IEContextMenu.1 ActiveX control in LinkedInIEToolbar.dll in the LinkedIn Toolbar 3.0.2.1098 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long second argument (varBrowser argument) to the search method
Published Jul 24, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.24%
Description
Buffer overflow in the IEToolbar.IEContextMenu.1 ActiveX control in LinkedInIEToolbar.dll in the LinkedIn Toolbar 3.0.2.1098 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long second argument (varBrowser argument) to the search method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
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:P/I:P/A:P
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 2, 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 (16 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 8.24% (0.08238) | 94.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.24% (0.08238) | 94.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 30, 2026 | 24.62% (0.24622) | 96.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 27.08% (0.27084) | 96.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 19.45% (0.19452) | 95.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 20.61% (0.20615) | 95.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.98% (0.22982) | 93.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 20.61% (0.20615) | 95.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 34.61% (0.34611) | 97.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | 26.02% (0.26016) | 96.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2024 | 25.49% (0.25489) | 96.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 27.32% (0.27316) | 96.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 21.27% (0.21270) | 95.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 15.61% (0.15607) | 96.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 15.61% (0.15607) | 95.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.61% (0.15607) | 92.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://osvdb.org/37696 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26181 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25032 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vdalabs.com/tools/linkedin.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2620 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35578 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4217 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/37696 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26181 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25032 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vdalabs.com/tools/linkedin.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2620 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35578 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4217 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
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