CVE-2007-1689 in the critical feed json
Buffer overflow in the ISAlertDataCOM ActiveX control in ISLALERT.DLL for Norton Personal Firewall 2004 and Internet Security 2004 allows r…
published 2007-05-16 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-1683
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 65.0%
- EPSS 65.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.2%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
Buffer overflow in the ISAlertDataCOM ActiveX control in ISLALERT.DLL for Norton Personal Firewall 2004 and Internet Security 2004 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) Get and (2) Set functions.
Patch / fix
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/nis2004_get)
- Published
Exploit prediction
65.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/nis2004_get Symantec Norton Internet Security 2004 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2007-05-16
- EDB-16610 Symantec Norton Internet Security 2004 - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-05-09
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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symantec.com
/avcenter/security/Content/2007.05.16.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/25290
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/1843
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/23936
vdb-entry
-
osvdb.org
/36164
vdb-entry
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securitytracker.com
/id?1018073
vdb-entry
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/983953
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/34328
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/468779/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-1689
- NVD CVE-2007-1689
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