CVE-2007-6387

critical

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4825

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39004

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4195

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4194

http://www.vantagelinguistics.com/answerworks/release/

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26815

http://www.intuit.com/support/security/

http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/qbupdate2007/Default.aspx

http://secunia.com/advisories/26670

http://secunia.com/advisories/26566

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-12-15

Updated: 2017-09-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical