# CVE-2007-1512: Memory corruption in n/a

> A stack-based buffer overflow in the Windows MFC component allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malicious RTF file.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/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:** 20 Mar 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8mr8-j6c9-fwvf

## What is CVE-2007-1512?

CVE-2007-1512 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 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 AfxOleSetEditMenu function in the MFC component in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and Server 2003 Gold and SP1, and Visual Studio .NET 2002 Gold and SP1, and 2003 Gold and SP1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to have an unknown impact (probably crash) via an RTF file with a malformed OLE object, which results in writing two 0x00 characters past the end of szBuffer, aka the "MFC42u.dll Off-by-Two Overflow." NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete patch (MS07-012) for CVE-2007-0025.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1512?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Visual Studio .Net.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1512?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1512 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-1512 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1512 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-0025](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0025/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2006-4704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4704/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2006-0187](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0187/): Code injection in n/a (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1512 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1512 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1512 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2007-1512/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1512/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1512
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1512
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1512

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.