Stack-based buffer overflow in the MSWord text-import extension (Word 6-2000 Filter.xnt) in QuarkXPress 7.2 for Windows, when using the Rectangle Text Box tool for importing text, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long font name.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-3678 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.67%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 12.94% | 5.67% | -7.27% |
| 2 | 2026-02-27 | 12.50% | 12.94% | +0.43% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 12.50% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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4.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
: Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code when a user imports text from a malicious MSWord document using e.g. the "Rectangle Text Box" tool.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| quark | quarkxpress | 7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:quark:quarkxpress:7.2:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* |