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medium 5.8

CVE-2007-6605 json

Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in SkyFexClient.ocx 1.0.2.77 in SkyFex Client 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…

published 2007-12-31 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-6571

cvss
5.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.7%
EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in SkyFexClient.ocx 1.0.2.77 in SkyFex Client 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long strings in the first four arguments to the Start method.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-4801)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-4801 SkyFex Client 1.0 - ActiveX 'Start()' Method Remote Stack Overflow dos, 2007-12-28
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27059 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

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

References

Sources

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