CVE-2007-2903

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Published May 30, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 28.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in the HelpPopup method in the Microsoft Office 2000 Controllo UA di Microsoft Office ActiveX control (OUACTRL.OCX) 1.0.1.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (probably winhlp32.exe crash) via a long first argument. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 28.5% (28.510% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://moaxb.blogspot.com/2007/05/moaxb-23-microsoft-office-2000.html
http://osvdb.org/36034
http://shinnai.altervista.org/viewtopic.php?id=42&t_id=26
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24118
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018107
http://www.shinnai.altervista.org/moaxb/20070523/ouactrltxt.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34473

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 1:57 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 30, 2007, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 1:57 PM
Reserved: May 29, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:40 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 30, 2007, 10:30 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:40 PM

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