CVE-2007-6387: Buffer Overflow
First published: Sat Dec 15 2007(Updated: )
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the awApi4.AnswerWorks.1 ActiveX control in awApi4.dll 4.0.0.42, as used by Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks, and Intuit Clearly Bookkeeping, ProSeries, QuickBooks, Quicken, QuickTax, and TurboTax, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) GetHistory, (2) GetSeedQuery, (3) SetSeedQuery, and possibly other methods. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Activex | =4.0.0.42 | |
| Intuit Bookkeeping | ||
| Intuit Quicktax | ||
| Intuit Proseries | ||
| Intuit Quicken | ||
| Vantage Linquistics Answerworks | ||
| Intuit Turbo Tax | ||
| Intuit QuickBooks |
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Reference Links
- http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/qbupdate2007/Default.aspx
- http://www.intuit.com/support/security/
- http://www.vantagelinguistics.com/answerworks/release/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26815
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26566
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26670
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4194
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4195
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39004
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4825
- collector/nvd-historical
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/author
- agent/remedy
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/type
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/tags
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/microsoft
- canonical/microsoft activex
- version/microsoft activex/4.0.0.42
- vendor/intuit
- canonical/intuit bookkeeping
- canonical/intuit quicktax
- canonical/intuit proseries
- canonical/intuit quicken
- vendor/vantage linquistics
- canonical/vantage linquistics answerworks
- canonical/intuit turbo tax
- canonical/intuit quickbooks