CVE-2007-5603

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SonicWall SSL-VPN NetExtender NELaunchCtrl ActiveX control before 2.1.0.51, and 2.5.x before 2.5.0.56, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the second argument to the AddRouteEntry method.

Published: 2007-11-05 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5603 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 70.32%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: 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-2007-5603

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16616 exploit_db edb 2010-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗
4594 exploit_db edb 2007-11-01 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5603

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 2026-05-26 75.79% 70.32% -5.46%
2 2026-02-21 71.94% 75.79% +3.84%
3 2026-01-18 71.94%

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5603

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-2007-5603

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5603

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sonicwall ssl_vpn <= 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:ssl_vpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sonicwall ssl_vpn <= 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:ssl_vpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5603

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