CVE-2007-1748 in the critical feed json
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RPC interface in the Domain Name System (DNS) Server Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP 4, Serv…
published 2007-04-13 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-1742
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 77.7%
- EPSS 77.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
- public exploits
- 7
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RPC interface in the Domain Name System (DNS) Server Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP 4, Server 2003 SP 1, and Server 2003 SP 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long zone name containing character constants represented by escape sequences.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/dcerpc/ms07_029_msdns_zonename)
- Published
Exploit prediction
77.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/dcerpc/ms07_029_msdns_zonename MS07-029 Microsoft DNS RPC Service extractQuotedChar() Overflow (TCP) metasploit exploit, great rank, 2007-04-12
- Metasploit exploit/windows/smb/ms07_029_msdns_zonename MS07-029 Microsoft DNS RPC Service extractQuotedChar() Overflow (SMB) metasploit exploit, manual rank, 2007-04-12
- EDB-16748 Microsoft DNS RPC Service - 'extractQuotedChar()' TCP Overflow (MS07-029) (Metasploit) remote, 2010-07-25
- EDB-16366 Microsoft DNS RPC Service - 'extractQuotedChar()' Remote Overflow 'SMB' (MS07-029) (Metasploit) remote, 2010-09-28
- EDB-3746 Microsoft Windows - DNS RPC Remote Buffer Overflow (2) remote, 2007-04-18
- EDB-3740 Microsoft Windows - DNS DnssrvQuery Remote Stack Overflow remote, 2007-04-15
- EDB-3737 Microsoft Windows Server 2000 SP4 - DNS RPC Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2007-04-15
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded
vendor-advisory
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-029
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/24871
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
microsoft.com
/technet/security/advisory/935964.mspx
vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/1366
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/465863/100/100/threaded
mailing-list
-
us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/23470
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/33629
vdb-entry
- blogs.technet.com /msrc/archive/2007/04/12/microsoft-security-advisory-935964-posted.aspx
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1017910
vdb-entry
- metasploit.com /svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/windows/dcerpc/msdns_zonename.rb
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1228
vdb-entry, signature
-
us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA07-103A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/555920
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-1748
- NVD CVE-2007-1748
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