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CVE-2007-6255

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 30.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-04-23 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the Microsoft HeartbeatCtl ActiveX control in HRTBEAT.OCX allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Host argument to an unspecified method.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://osvdb.org/44652
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/570089
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28882
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-069
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41940
• http://osvdb.org/44652
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/570089
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28882
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-069
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41940

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