CVE-2007-6008

Heap-based buffer overflow in emlsr.dll before 2.0.0.4 in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView Viewer, Filter, and Export SDK allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Content-Type header line in an EML file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Published: 2007-11-15 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-6008 is rated High Risk (66.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.63%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6008

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 2025-03-30 4.57% 3.63% -0.94%
2 2025-03-29 3.63% 4.57% +0.94%
3 2025-03-19 — 3.63% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-6008

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-2007-6008

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-6008

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
autonomy keyview_export_sdk <= 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:autonomy:keyview_export_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
autonomy keyview_filter_sdk <= 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:autonomy:keyview_filter_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
autonomy keyview_viewer_sdk <= 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:autonomy:keyview_viewer_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-6008

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/27304 Patch Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence