CVE-2007-6387
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the awApi4.AnswerWorks.1 ActiveX control in awApi4.dll 4.0.0.42, as used by Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks, and Intuit Clearly Bookkeeping, ProSeries, QuickBooks, Quicken, QuickTax, and TurboTax, allow remote…
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Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the awApi4.AnswerWorks.1 ActiveX control in awApi4.dll 4.0.0.42, as used by Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks, and Intuit Clearly Bookkeeping, ProSeries, QuickBooks, Quicken, QuickTax, and TurboTax, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) GetHistory, (2) GetSeedQuery, (3) SetSeedQuery, and possibly other methods. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 38.03% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- intuit/bookkeeping · intuit/proseries · intuit/quickbooks · intuit/quicken · intuit/quicktax · intuit/turbo tax · microsoft/activex · vantage linquistics/answerworks
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26566Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26670Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/qbupdate2007/Default.aspxPatch
- http://www.intuit.com/support/security/Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26815Patch
- http://www.vantagelinguistics.com/answerworks/release/Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4194
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4195
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39004
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4825
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26566Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26670Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/qbupdate2007/Default.aspxPatch
- http://www.intuit.com/support/security/Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26815Patch
- http://www.vantagelinguistics.com/answerworks/release/Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4194
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4195
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39004
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4825
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.