CVE-2007-5107

HighPublished

Stack-based buffer overflow in the AskJeevesToolBar.SettingsPlugin.1 ActiveX control in askBar.dll in IAC Search & Media ask.com Ask Toolbar 4.0.2.53 and...

Published: Sep 26, 2007
Updated: Aug 7, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Sep 24, 2007

Primary CVSS

9.3/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS probability estimate

35.9%

Moderate · next 30 days

Percentile: 98.5%
Model date: Oct 15, 2026

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Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the AskJeevesToolBar.SettingsPlugin.1 ActiveX control in askBar.dll in IAC Search & 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. 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.

Sources

Repository evidence: Files: 1 · Repositories: 1

1 Module

Ask.com Toolbar askBar.dll ActiveX Control Buffer OverflowModule
modules/exploits/windows/browser/ask_shortformat.rb
Metasploit Framework modules
ExploitEvidence observed: Sep 26, 2026Revision: b22ce1fbae63Related tool
Declared conditions
- platform: Windows($.exploit_windows/browser/ask_shortformat.platform)
- verification: check_not_declared($.exploit_windows/browser/ask_shortformat.check)

Ask.com/AskJeeves Toolbar Toolbar 4.0.2.53 - ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow

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