CVE-2007-2884 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 36.2% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Microsoft Visual Basic 6 allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or execute arbitrary code via a Visual Basic Project (vbp) file with a long (1) Description or (2) Company Name (VersionCompanyName) field.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 36.22% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-05-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | visual basic |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Project - Company Name Stack Overflow (PoC) | 2007-05-23 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Project - Description Stack Overflow (PoC) | 2007-05-23 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/41052
- http://osvdb.org/41053
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24128
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24129
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34475
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34476
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3976
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3977
- http://osvdb.org/41052
- http://osvdb.org/41053
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24128
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24129
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34475
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34476
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3976
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3977
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