CVE-2007-3040

Stack-based buffer overflow in agentdpv.dll 2.0.0.3425 in Microsoft Agent on Windows 2000 SP4...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

Stack-based buffer overflow in agentdpv.dll 2.0.0.3425 in Microsoft Agent on Windows 2000 SP4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL to the Agent (Agent.Control) ActiveX control, which triggers an overflow within the Agent Service (agentsrv.exe) process, a different issue than CVE-2007-1205.

Exploit likelihood

54.4%Down 9.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2007-3040
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-3040
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-3032 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-3032
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9859-7vpf-8wx3 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in agentdpv.dll 2.0.0.3425 in Microsoft Agent on Windows 2000 SP4...

Record: GHSA-9859-7vpf-8wx3
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

microsoft windows 2000

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Agent - 'agentdpv.dll' ActiveX Control Malformed URL Stack Buffer Overflow	2007-09-11

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	aliases, exploits, facts, references, title	Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-3040 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published September 12, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 54.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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