Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft msjet40.dll 4.0.8618.0 (aka Microsoft Jet…
Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-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
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft msjet40.dll 4.0.8618.0 (aka Microsoft Jet Engine), as used by Access 2003 in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MDB file database file containing a column structure with a modified column count. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2005-0944.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.28268 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:jet:4.0.8618.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.8618.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:jet:4.0.8618.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.8618.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6026
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2r22-4xgm-wjg8
References
More Microsoft Jet vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-00885 Unknown vulnerability in Microsoft Jet DB engine (msjet40.dll) 4.00.8618.0, related to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00169 Buffer overflow in Microsoft Jet Database Engine 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-00834 Buffer overflow in the OpenDataSource function of the Jet engine on Microsoft SQL Server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-01152 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Access allows remote user-assisted attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2000-00323 The Microsoft Jet database engine allows an attacker to modify text files via a database… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2000-00325 The Microsoft Jet database engine allows an attacker to execute commands via a database… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2007-6026 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-6026 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2r22-4xgm-wjg8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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