Intrusion PreventionAskJeeves.Toolbar.Settings.Plugin.ActiveX.Control.Heap.Overflow
Description
This indicates an attempt to exploit a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability in the "AskJeevesToolBar.SettingsPlugin.1" ActiveX control in askBar.dll, part of IAC Search&Media ask.com's Ask Toolbar. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long "ShortFormat" property value.
Affected Products
Ask Jeeves, Ask.com Toolbar 4.0.2.53 and earlier.
Impact
System compromise: remote code execution.
Recommended Actions
Currently we are not aware of any vendor supplied patches for this issue.
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 15015 |
| Created | Sep 28, 2007 |
| Updated | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2007-5107 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 85.93% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | Other |