Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in ActiveX Control for AnswerWorks and QuickBooks
CVE-2007-6387

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Microsoft
Status
Activex
Bookkeeping
Quicktax
Proseries
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 December 2007

What is CVE-2007-6387?

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the ActiveX control 'awApi4.AnswerWorks.1' within 'awApi4.dll' version 4.0.0.42 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing excessively long arguments to methods such as GetHistory, GetSeedQuery, and SetSeedQuery. This vulnerability is present in various Intuit products including QuickBooks, Quicken, ProSeries, TurboTax, and the Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks software, posing significant security risks to users that might unknowingly invoke these methods.

References

http://www.vantagelinguistics.com/answerworks/release/
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4194
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4825
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EPSS Score

57% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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