Buffer overflow in the GomManager (GomWeb Control) ActiveX control in GomWeb3.dll 1.0.0.12 in Gretech Online Movie Player (GOM Player) 2.1.…

published 2007-11-01 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5749

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 71.5%; EPSS 71.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.4%
public exploits: 3; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in the GomManager (GomWeb Control) ActiveX control in GomWeb3.dll 1.0.0.12 in Gretech Online Movie Player (GOM Player) 2.1.6.3499 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the OpenUrl method.

Timeline

2007-10-27 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/gom_openurl)
2007-11-01 Published

Exploit prediction

71.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/gom_openurl GOM Player ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2007-10-27
EDB-16572 GOM Player - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-05-09
EDB-4579 GOM Player 2.1.6.3499 - 'GomWeb3.dll 1.0.0.12' Remote Overflow remote, 2007-10-29

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/4579
exploit
secunia.com /advisories/27418
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
gomplayer.com /forum/viewtopic.html?t=1013
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/38159
vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /bid/26236
vdb-entry
vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/3634
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2007-5779
NVD CVE-2007-5779

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Summary