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TI-2007-02763 Aliases CVE-2007-2856GHSA-6qvq-hqc7-q3cj

Buffer overflow in the Dart Communications PowerTCP ZIP Compression ActiveX control in…

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the Dart Communications PowerTCP ZIP Compression ActiveX control in DartZip.dll 1.8.5.3, when Internet Explorer 6 is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the QuickZip function, a related issue to CVE-2007-2855.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07173 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dart:powertcp_zip_compression:1.8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.5.3VulnerableDart
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6Running onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:dart:powertcp_zip_compression:1.8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.5.3 Vulnerable ·Dart
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-2856
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6qvq-hqc7-q3cj

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

Sources

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