CVE-2007-2856

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34520

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34494

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24163

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24142

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469592/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469503/100/0/threaded

http://osvdb.org/38111

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-05-24

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.07173