CVE-2007-6387

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-6387
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-12-15 02:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Intuit Bookkeeping All All All All
Application Intuit Proseries All All All All
Application Intuit Quickbooks All All All All
Application Intuit Quicken All All All All
Application Intuit Quicktax All All All All
Application Intuit Turbo Tax All All All All
Application Microsoft Activex 4.0.0.42 All All All
Application Vantage Linquistics Answerworks All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks 4 - API ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow - Windows remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks ActiveX Controls Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Intuit Products AnswerWorks ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Intuit - Important Security Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.intuit.com Patch
Important Security Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.quickbooks.intuit.com Patch
Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks 4 API ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Security Vulnerability Patch for AnswerWorks Desktop Help Search af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vantagelinguistics.com Patch
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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