{
    "id": "CVE-2007-2856",
    "published": "2007-05-24 19:30:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:40:34",
    "cvss_score": "9.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "description": "Buffer overflow in the Dart Communications PowerTCP ZIP Compression ActiveX control in DartZip.dll 1.8.5.3, when Internet Explorer 6 is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the QuickZip function, a related issue to CVE-2007-2855.",
    "epss_score": "0.07173",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94113",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05 18:17:06",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "dart",
            "product": "powertcp_zip_compression"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "internet_explorer"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "3984",
            "title": "Dart Communications PowerTCP - ZIP Compression Remote Buffer Overflow",
            "date": "2007-05-25",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3984"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "3982",
            "title": "Dart Communications PowerTCP - Service Control Remote Buffer Overflow",
            "date": "2007-05-24",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3982"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://osvdb.org/38111",
        "http://retrogod.altervista.org/ie_DartZip_bof.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469503/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469592/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24142",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24163",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34494",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34520",
        "http://osvdb.org/38111",
        "http://retrogod.altervista.org/ie_DartZip_bof.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469503/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469592/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24142",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24163",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34494",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34520"
    ]
}