CVE-2007-2224

Object linking and embedding (OLE) Automation, as used in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Office 2004 for Mac, and Visual Basic 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the substringData method on a TextNode object, which causes an integer overflow that leads to a buffer overflow.

Score

CVSS 2.0 9.3 Critical

Status

Modified - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2007-08-14

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-119, CWE-189

Affected products

• Office (Microsoft)
• Visual Basic (Microsoft)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/26449
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476527/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25282
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018560
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2867
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-043
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1248