The MFC component in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and 2003 SP1 and Visual Studio .NET 2000, 2002 SP1, 2003, and 2003 SP1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RTF file with a malformed OLE object that triggers memory corruption. NOTE: this might be due to a stack-based buffer overflow in the AfxOleSetEditMenu function in MFC42u.dll.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-0025 is rated High Risk (66.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 36.51%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 73.92% | 36.51% | -37.41% |
| 2 | 2026-02-13 | 77.85% | 73.92% | -3.93% |
| 3 | 2026-01-13 | — | 77.85% | — |
Full EPSS history (20 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | visual_studio_.net | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_.net:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | visual_studio_.net | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_.net:2000:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | visual_studio_.net | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_.net:2003:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | 2000 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:2000:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | 2003 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | xp_sp2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:xp_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |