First published: Wed May 30 2007(Updated: )
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Microsoft Visual Basic 6 allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or execute arbitrary code via a Visual Basic Project (vbp) file with a long (1) Description or (2) Company Name (VersionCompanyName) field.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Microsoft Visual Basic SDK | =6.0 |
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CVE-2007-2884 is considered a critical vulnerability due to its potential for causing denial of service and executing arbitrary code.
To mitigate CVE-2007-2884, users should apply any available patches from Microsoft for Visual Basic 6.0 or implement compensating controls.
CVE-2007-2884 can be exploited through user-assisted attacks where malicious Visual Basic Project (vbp) files are opened by a user.
CVE-2007-2884 specifically affects Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0.
Exploitation of CVE-2007-2884 can lead to high CPU consumption or unauthorized code execution on the affected system.