Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in BitDefender Online Anti-Virus Scanner 8.0
CVE-2007-6189
Currently unrated
Key Information:
- Vendor
Bitdefender
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 30 November 2007
Badges
πΎ Exploit Existsπ‘ Public PoCπ£ EPSS 23%
What is CVE-2007-6189?
The BitDefender Online Anti-Virus Scanner 8.0 includes an ActiveX control vulnerable to a buffer overflow through the InitX method. Attackers can exploit this by sending a long argument starting with a '%%' sequence, which leads to improper memory management due to misinterpretation as a Unicode string. This flaw allows for arbitrary code execution, presenting serious security risks to affected systems.

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Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
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