CVE-2007-2656 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause application crashes or potentially execute code via a stack-based buffer overflow in the HP Magview ActiveX control.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-2656?
CVE-2007-2656 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 May 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 Hewlett-Packard (HP) Magview ActiveX control in hpqvwocx.dll 1.0.0.309 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly have other impact via a long argument to the DeleteProfile method.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2656?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Hpqvwocx.dll.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2656?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2656 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-2656 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-2656 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w974-2v58-4q97.