CVE-2007-2903 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 28.5% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the HelpPopup method in the Microsoft Office 2000 Controllo UA di Microsoft Office ActiveX control (OUACTRL.OCX) 1.0.1.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (probably winhlp32.exe crash) via a long first argument. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 28.51% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-05-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | office |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Office 2000 (OUACTRL.OCX 1.0.1.9) - Remote Denial of Service | 2007-05-23 |
References
- http://moaxb.blogspot.com/2007/05/moaxb-23-microsoft-office-2000.html
- http://osvdb.org/36034
- http://shinnai.altervista.org/viewtopic.php?id=42&t_id=26
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24118
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018107
- http://www.shinnai.altervista.org/moaxb/20070523/ouactrltxt.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34473
- http://moaxb.blogspot.com/2007/05/moaxb-23-microsoft-office-2000.html
- http://osvdb.org/36034
- http://shinnai.altervista.org/viewtopic.php?id=42&t_id=26
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24118
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018107
- http://www.shinnai.altervista.org/moaxb/20070523/ouactrltxt.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34473
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