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critical 9.3

CVE-2007-5107 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the AskJeevesToolBar.SettingsPlugin.1 ActiveX control in askBar.dll in IAC Search & Media ask.com Ask Toolba…

published 2007-09-26 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5088

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
35.9%
EPSS 35.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
3
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the AskJeevesToolBar.SettingsPlugin.1 ActiveX control in askBar.dll in IAC Search & Media ask.com Ask Toolbar 4.0.2.53 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ShortFormat property value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: the researcher claims that this is the same as CVE-2007-5108, but there is insufficient detail for CVE-2007-5108 to be certain.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/ask_shortformat)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

35.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/ask_shortformat Ask.com Toolbar askBar.dll ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2007-09-24
  • EDB-16557 Ask.com Toolbar - 'askBar.dll' ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-05-09
  • EDB-4452 Ask.com/AskJeeves Toolbar Toolbar 4.0.2.53 - ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2007-09-24
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25785 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-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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