Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the awApi4.AnswerWorks.1 ActiveX control in awApi4.dll 4.0.0.42, as used by Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks, and Intuit Clearly Bookkeeping, ProSeries, QuickBooks, Quicken, QuickTax, and TurboTax, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) GetHistory, (2) GetSeedQuery, (3) SetSeedQuery, and possibly other methods
Published Dec 15, 2007
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 38.03%
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the awApi4.AnswerWorks.1 ActiveX control in awApi4.dll 4.0.0.42, as used by Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks, and Intuit Clearly Bookkeeping, ProSeries, QuickBooks, Quicken, QuickTax, and TurboTax, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) GetHistory, (2) GetSeedQuery, (3) SetSeedQuery, and possibly other methods. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
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- 4.0.0.42
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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 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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 38.03% (0.38031) | 98.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 38.03% (0.38031) | 98.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 57.18% (0.57182) | 97.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 9, 2025 | 46.67% (0.46672) | 97.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 51.38% (0.51377) | 97.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 18, 2024 | 59.66% (0.59662) | 97.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 64.39% (0.64387) | 97.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 67.24% (0.67237) | 97.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 66.77% (0.66766) | 97.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 61.99% (0.61994) | 97.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 59.45% (0.59447) | 97.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 60.59% (0.60595) | 97.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 61.60% (0.61605) | 97.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 72.26% (0.72259) | 99.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 72.26% (0.72259) | 99.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26566 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26670 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/qbupdate2007/Default.aspx x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://www.intuit.com/support/security/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26815 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vantagelinguistics.com/answerworks/release/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4194 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4195 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39004 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4825 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26566 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26670 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/qbupdate2007/Default.aspx | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| http://www.intuit.com/support/security/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26815 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vantagelinguistics.com/answerworks/release/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4194 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4195 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39004 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4825 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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