CVE-2006-7157
Buffer overflow in Google Earth v4.0.2091 (beta) allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a...
Buffer overflow in Google Earth v4.0.2091 (beta) allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a KML or KMZ file with a long href element.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Google Earth v4.0.2091 (beta) allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a KML or KMZ file with a long href element.
- Record
CVE-2006-7157- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Google Earth v4.0.2091 (beta) allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a KML or KMZ file with a long href element.
- Record
CVE-2006-7157- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-7139 No score
Buffer overflow in Google Earth v4.0.2091 (beta) allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a KML or KMZ file with a long href element.
- Record
EUVD-2006-7139- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2j79-8rwp-pjrp No score
Buffer overflow in Google Earth v4.0.2091 (beta) allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a...
Buffer overflow in Google Earth v4.0.2091 (beta) allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a KML or KMZ file with a long href element.
- Record
GHSA-2j79-8rwp-pjrp- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Google Earth 4.0.2091 (Beta) - '.KML'/'.KMZ' Buffer Overflow | 2006-09-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-7157 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Google Earth, published March 7, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.52%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/20464
securitydot.net/xpl/exploits/vulnerabilities/articles/1660/exploit.html
securityreason.com/securityalert/2375
marc.info?l=full-disclosure&m=116068034629718&w=2
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29502
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7157
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2j79-8rwp-pjrp