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critical 9.3

CVE-2007-2884 in the critical feed json

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Microsoft Visual Basic 6 allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU co…

published 2007-05-30 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-2876

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
36.2%
EPSS 36.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Microsoft Visual Basic 6 allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or execute arbitrary code via a Visual Basic Project (vbp) file with a long (1) Description or (2) Company Name (VersionCompanyName) field.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-3977)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

36.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-3977 Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Project - Description Stack Overflow (PoC) dos, 2007-05-23
  • EDB-3976 Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Project - Company Name Stack Overflow (PoC) dos, 2007-05-23
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24128 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24129 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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