CVE-2007-6563

Heap-based buffer overflow in WinAce 2.65 and earlier, and possibly other versions before 2.69, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a compressed UUE archive.

Published: 2007-12-28 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-6563 is rated High Risk (73.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 23.72%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6563

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 24.10% 23.72% -0.38%
2 2025-03-29 23.72% 24.10% +0.38%
3 2025-03-17 23.72%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-6563

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-6563

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-6563

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
winace winace <= 2.65 cpe:2.3:a:winace:winace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-6563

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