CVE-2007-2856
Buffer overflow in the Dart Communications PowerTCP ZIP Compression ActiveX control in DartZip...
Buffer overflow in the Dart Communications PowerTCP ZIP Compression ActiveX control in DartZip.dll 1.8.5.3, when Internet Explorer 6 is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the QuickZip function, a related issue to CVE-2007-2855.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the Dart Communications PowerTCP ZIP Compression ActiveX control in DartZip.dll 1.8.5.3, when Internet Explorer 6 is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the QuickZip function, a related issue to CVE-2007-2855.
- Record
CVE-2007-2856- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the Dart Communications PowerTCP ZIP Compression ActiveX control in DartZip.dll 1.8.5.3, when Internet Explorer 6 is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the QuickZip function, a related issue to CVE-2007-2855.
- Record
CVE-2007-2856- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-2848 No score
Buffer overflow in the Dart Communications PowerTCP ZIP Compression ActiveX control in DartZip.dll 1.8.5.3, when Internet Explorer 6 is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the QuickZip function, a related issue to CVE-2007-2855.
- Record
EUVD-2007-2848- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6qvq-hqc7-q3cj No score
Buffer overflow in the Dart Communications PowerTCP ZIP Compression ActiveX control in DartZip...
Buffer overflow in the Dart Communications PowerTCP ZIP Compression ActiveX control in DartZip.dll 1.8.5.3, when Internet Explorer 6 is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the QuickZip function, a related issue to CVE-2007-2855.
- Record
GHSA-6qvq-hqc7-q3cj- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Dart Communications PowerTCP - Service Control Remote Buffer Overflow | 2007-05-24 |
| Exploit-DB | Dart Communications PowerTCP - ZIP Compression Remote Buffer Overflow | 2007-05-25 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-2856 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Dart Powertcp Zip Compression, published May 24, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.17%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.