VDB-36994 · CVE-2007-2885 · BID 24127

Microsoft Visual Database Tools Database Designer 7.0 ActiveX Control vdt70.dll notsafe denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Visual Database Tools Database Designer 7.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function notsafe in the library vdt70.dll of the component ActiveX Control. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-2885. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Visual Database Tools Database Designer 7.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function notsafe in the library vdt70.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The NotSafe function in the MSVDTDatabaseDesigner7 ActiveX control in VDT70.DLL in Microsoft Visual Database Tools (MSVDT) Database Designer 7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 6 crash) via a long argument.

The weakness was shared 10/24/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-2885 since 05/29/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 24127†) and OSVDB (38140†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

05/23/2007 🔍
05/29/2007 +6 days 🔍
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10/24/2007 +148 days 🔍
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03/15/2015 +2698 days 🔍
10/28/2017 +958 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-2885 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2885
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36994
SecurityFocus: 24127 - Microsoft VDT Database Designer VDT70.DLL ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 38140 - Microsoft Visual Database Tools MSVDTDatabaseDesigner7 ActiveX (VDT70.DLL) NotSafe Function DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 10/28/2017 10:13
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (51), 10/28/2017 10:13 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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