CVE-2007-5436 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in ScanObjectBrowser.DLL in G DATA Antivirus 2007 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified parameters to the SelectPath function. NOTE: this issue might not cross privilege boundaries in most environments, since it is not marked as safe for scripting.

Published: 2007-10-13

Score: 7.6 High

EPSS: 5.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gdata:antivirus:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-5412	Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in ScanObjectBrowser.DLL in G DATA Antivirus 2007 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified parameters to the SelectPath function. NOTE: this issue might not cross privilege boundaries in most environments, since it is not marked as safe for scripting.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05713.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/42476
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3219
http://www.eleytt.com/advisories/eleytt_GDATA2007_1.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482021/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26008

History

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Subscriptions

Gdata Antivirus

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-13T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:31:58.741Z

Reserved: 2007-10-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5436

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-10-13T01:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-5436

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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