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CVE-2007-2856

Published: May 24, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
9.3CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
7.2%
Top 6.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Buffer overflow in the Dart Communications PowerTCP ZIP Compression ActiveX control in DartZip.dll 1.8.5.3, when Internet Explorer 6 is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the QuickZip function, a related issue to CVE-2007-2855.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

dart
oss-project
powertcp zip compressionLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://osvdb.org/38111
osvdb.org
http://retrogod.altervista.org/ie_DartZip_bof.html
retrogod.altervista.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469503/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
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