CVE-2007-4254 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.5% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in VDT70.DLL in Microsoft Visual Database Tools Database Designer 7.0 for Microsoft Visual Studio 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the NotSafe method. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2007-2885 or CVE-2005-2127.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 11.55% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-08-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | visual database tools database designer |
| microsoft | visual studio |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Visual 6 - 'VDT70.dll NotSafe' Remote Stack Overflow | 2007-08-06 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD