CVE-2007-6255

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
61.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: April 23, 2008 (6595 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the Microsoft HeartbeatCtl ActiveX control in HRTBEAT.OCX allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Host argument to an unspecified method.

CWE

CWE-119

Affected Products

microsoft windows 2000microsoft windows server 2003microsoft windows xpmicrosoft windows vista

References

🔗 osvdb.org 🔗 www.kb.cert.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com