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CVE-2007-0468

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—

Stack-based buffer overflow in rcdll.dll in msdev.exe in Visual C++ (MSVC) in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 SP6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file path in the "1 TYPELIB MOVEABLE PURE" option in an RC file.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Microsoft — Visual Studio

CWEs

References

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