CVE-2007-2079

Exp

The ADONewConnection Connect function in adodb.php in XAMPP 1.6.0a and earlier for Windows uses untrusted input for the database server hostname, which allows remote attackers to trigger a library buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code via a long host parameter, or have other unspecified impact. NOTE: it could be argued that this is an issue in mssql_connect (CVE-2007-1411.1) in PHP, or an issue in the ADOdb Library, and the proper fix should be in one of these products; if so, then this should not be treated as a vulnerability in XAMPP.

Published: 2007-04-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-2079 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.96%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-2079

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
3738 exploit_db edb 2007-04-15 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2079

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 2025-12-05 4.77% 4.96% +0.19%
2 2025-03-30 10.79% 4.77% -6.01%
3 2025-03-29 — 10.79% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2079

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-2079

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2007-2079

Impact: Failed exploit attempts will likely crash the webserver, denying service to legitimate users. Additionally, this issue is remotely exploitable only if the installation is not secured as described in the manual.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2079

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xampp apache_distribution <= 1.6.0a cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:*:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-2079

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