CVE-2007-5543

Stack-based buffer overflow in Miranda IM 0.6.8 and 0.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Yahoo! Messenger packet. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2007-5590.

Published: 2009-03-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5543 is rated High Risk (69.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.82%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5543

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 2025-10-17 4.04% 4.82% +0.78%
2 2025-08-07 4.51% 4.04% -0.47%
3 2025-03-30 4.51%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5543

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-2007-5543

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5543

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
miranda-im miranda_im 0.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:miranda-im:miranda_im:0.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
miranda-im miranda_im 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:miranda-im:miranda_im:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5543

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