CVE-2007-4254

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in VDT70.DLL in Microsoft Visual Database Tools Database Designer 7.0 for Microsoft Visual Studio 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the NotSafe method. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2007-2885 or CVE-2005-2127.

Published: 2007-08-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-4254 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.55%, 95th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-4254

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4259 exploit_db edb 2007-08-06 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4254

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 32.42% 11.55% -20.88%
2 2026-03-27 32.06% 32.42% +0.37%
3 2025-11-07 — 32.06% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-4254

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-4254

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-4254

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft visual_database_tools_database_designer 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_database_tools_database_designer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-4254

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