Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Access allows remote, user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Micros
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Access allows remote, user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Microsoft Access Database (.mdb) file. NOTE: due to the lack of details as of 20071210, it is not clear whether this issue is the same as CVE-2007-6026 or CVE-2005-0944.
- Published
- Dec 14, 2007
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 16.0% · 97th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 23 / 40 · 5.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 5 / 30 · 16.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | access | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:access |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft accessall versions
Same product
microsoft: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- osvdb.org/44150
- www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9052538&source=rss_topic17
- www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=204802012
- www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#microsoft_access_database_file_attachment
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.