CVE-2007-2885 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer 6 by exploiting a buffer overflow in the Visual Database Tools 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-2007-2885?
CVE-2007-2885 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 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
The NotSafe function in the MSVDTDatabaseDesigner7 ActiveX control in VDT70.DLL in Microsoft Visual Database Tools (MSVDT) Database Designer 7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 6 crash) via a long argument.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2885?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Visual Database Tools Database Designer.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2885?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2885 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-2885 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2885 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmjh-wr8q-wg89.