# CVE-2007-0018: Memory corruption in n/a > Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a stack-based buffer overflow in the NCTAudioFile2 ActiveX control, requiring user interaction to trigger. - **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something - **Fix available:** No - **Published:** 24 Jan 2007 - **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-gwfv-7rcq-hxcc ## What is CVE-2007-0018? CVE-2007-0018 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link. ### Official description Stack-based buffer overflow in the NCTAudioFile2.AudioFile ActiveX control (NCTAudioFile2.dll), as used by multiple products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the SetFormatLikeSample function. NOTE: the products include (1) NCTsoft NCTAudioStudio, NCTAudioEditor, and NCTDialogicVoice; (2) Magic Audio Recorder, Music Editor, and Audio Converter; (3) Aurora Media Workshop; DB Audio Mixer And Editor; (4) J. Hepple Products including Fx Audio Editor and others; (5) EXPStudio Audio Editor; (6) iMesh; (7) Quikscribe; (8) RMBSoft AudioConvert and SoundEdit Pro 2.1; (9) CDBurnerXP; (10) Code-it Software Wave MP3 Editor and aBasic Editor; (11) Movavi VideoMessage, DVD to iPod, and others; (12) SoftDiv Software Dexster, iVideoMAX, and others; (13) Sienzo Digital Music Mentor (DMM); (14) MP3 Normalizer; (15) Roemer Software FREE and Easy Hi-Q Recorder, and Easy Hi-Q Converter; (16) Audio Edit Magic; (17) Joshua Video and Audio Converter; (18) Virtual CD; (19) Cheetah CD and DVD Burner; (20) Mystik Media AudioEdit Deluxe, Blaze Media, and others; (21) Power Audio Editor; (22) DanDans Digital Media Full Audio Converter, Music Editing Master, and others; (23) Xrlly Software Text to Speech Makerand Arial Sound Recorder / Audio Converter; (24) Absolute Sound Recorder, Video to Audio Converter, and MP3 Splitter; (25) Easy Ringtone Maker; (26) RecordNRip; (27) McFunSoft iPod Audio Studio, Audio Recorder for Free, and others; (28) MP3 WAV Converter; (29) BearShare 6.0.2.26789; and (30) Oracle Siebel SimBuilder and CRM 7.x. Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0018? It affects 81 products. Products: Altdo Convert Mp3 Master, Altdo Mp3 Record and Edit Audio Master, Americanshareware Mp3 Wav Converter, Audio Edit Magic Audio Edit Magic, Bearshare Bearshare, Cdburnerxp Cdburnerxp Pro, Cheetahburner Cheetah Cd Burner, Cheetahburner Cheetah Dvd Burner, Code-It Softare Abasic Editor, Code-It Softare Wave Mp3 Editor, Dandans Digital Media Products Easy Audio Editor, Dandans Digital Media Products Full Audio Converter, Dandans Digital Media Products Music Editing Master, Dandans Digital Media Products Visual Video Converter, Digital Borneo Audio Mixer and Editor, Easy Ringtone Maker Easy Ringtone Maker, Expstudio Audio Editor, Iaudiosoft.com Absolute Mp3 Splitter, Iaudiosoft.com Absolute Sound Recorder, Iaudiosoft.com Absolute Video to Audio Converter and 61 more. ## How do I fix CVE-2007-0018? No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0018 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. ## Is CVE-2007-0018 being exploited? It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0018 exists. Public exploit code: - NCTAudioFile2 v2.x ActiveX Control SetFormatLikeSample() Buffer Overflow (metasploit) - Microsoft Internet Explorer - NCTAudioFile2.AudioFile ActiveX Remote Overflow (exploitdb) - Microsoft Internet Explorer - NCTAudioFile2.AudioFile ActiveX Remote Stack Overflow (2) (exploitdb) - NCTAudioFile2 2.x - ActiveX Control 'SetFormatLikeSample()' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (exploitdb) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2007-0018 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2007-0018 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link. Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0018 exists. Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0018/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0018/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0018 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0018 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-0018 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0018/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.