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CVE-2007-5107

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.3 Published: 2007-09-26 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Ask.Com Ask Toolbar

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References