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NOTE: the researcher claims that this is the same as CVE-2007-5108, but there is insufficient detail for CVE-2007-5108 to be certain.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.35862,"percentile":0.98479,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"published":"2007-09-26T23:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T22:45:27Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-16557","title":"Ask.com Toolbar - 'askBar.dll' ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)","type":"remote","platform":"windows","date":"2010-05-09","verified":true,"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16557"},{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-4452","title":"Ask.com/AskJeeves Toolbar Toolbar 4.0.2.53 - ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow","type":"remote","platform":"windows","date":"2007-09-24","verified":true,"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4452"},{"source":"metasploit","id":"exploit/windows/browser/ask_shortformat","title":"Ask.com Toolbar askBar.dll ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow","type":"exploit","platform":"Windows","date":"2007-09-24","verified":true,"url":"https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/browser/ask_shortformat"}],"products":[{"vendor":"ask.com","product":"ask_toolbar"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4452","tags":["exploit","x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480459/100/0/threaded","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3265","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_VUPEN","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36757","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/26960","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25785","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Exploit"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5107"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v682-76g4-2gwm"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2007-5107","description":"Stack-based buffer overflow in the AskJeevesToolBar.SettingsPlugin.1 ActiveX control in askBar.dll in IAC Search \u0026 Media ask.com Ask Toolbar 4.0.2.53 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ShortFormat property value.  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NOTE: the researcher claims that this is the same as CVE-2007-5108, but there is insufficient detail for CVE-2007-5108 to be certain.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-01T18:30:16Z","modified":"2023-01-31T05:04:54Z","cwes":["CWE-119"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:48:45.334022Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2007-5107","description":"Stack-based buffer overflow in the AskJeevesToolBar.SettingsPlugin.1 ActiveX control in askBar.dll in IAC Search \u0026 Media ask.com Ask Toolbar 4.0.2.53 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ShortFormat property value.  NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.  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