CVE-2007-6387
highpriority · attend · 60EPSS 0.380 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the awApi4.AnswerWorks.1 ActiveX control in awApi4.dll 4.0.0.42, as used by Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks, and Intuit Clearly Bookkeeping, ProSeries, QuickBooks, Quicken, QuickTax, and TurboTax, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) GetHistory, (2) GetSeedQuery, (3) SetSeedQuery, and possibly other methods. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-4825Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks 4 - API ActiveX Control Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- vantage linquistics answerworksall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:vantage_linquistics:answerworks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (20)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26566enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26670enisa_euvd
- http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/qbupdate2007/Default.aspxenisa_euvd
- http://www.intuit.com/support/security/enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26815enisa_euvd
- http://www.vantagelinguistics.com/answerworks/release/enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4194enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4195enisa_euvd
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