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CVE-2007-1347.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":4.3,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.12845,"percentile":0.9632,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"published":"2007-10-01T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T22:45:32Z","products":[{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_xp"}],"references":[{"url":"http://osvdb.org/41064","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_OSVDB","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/06/buffer-overflow-in-extended-file.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit"]},{"url":"http://osvdb.org/41065","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_OSVDB","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5145"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6r26-5g48-43w4"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2007-5145","description":"Multiple buffer 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