CVE-2007-4790 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 54.9% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in certain ActiveX controls in (1) FPOLE.OCX 6.0.8450.0 and (2) Foxtlib.ocx, as used in the Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 fpole 1.0 Type Library; and Internet Explorer 5.01, 6 SP1 and SP2, and 7; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the FoxDoCmd function.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 54.91% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-09-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | visual foxpro |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 - FPOLE.OCX 6.0.8450.0 Remote (PoC) | 2007-09-06 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25571
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019378
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0512/references
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-010
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36496
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5481
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4369
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25571
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019378
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0512/references
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-010
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36496
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5481
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4369
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