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TI-2007-06093 Aliases CVE-2007-6387GHSA-2jwm-jwrw-97qp

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the awApi4.AnswerWorks.1 ActiveX control in…

Priority HIGH 67CWE-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

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the awApi4.AnswerWorks.1 ActiveX control in awApi4.dll 4.0.0.42, as used by Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks, and Intuit Clearly Bookkeeping, ProSeries, QuickBooks, Quicken, QuickTax, and TurboTax, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) GetHistory, (2) GetSeedQuery, (3) SetSeedQuery, and possibly other methods. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.38031 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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 · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:intuit:bookkeeping:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableIntuit
cpe:2.3:a:intuit:proseries:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableIntuit
cpe:2.3:a:intuit:quickbooks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableIntuit
cpe:2.3:a:intuit:quicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableIntuit
cpe:2.3:a:intuit:quicktax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableIntuit
cpe:2.3:a:intuit:turbo_tax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableIntuit
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:activex:4.0.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0.42VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:vantage_linquistics:answerworks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableVantage Linquistics
  • cpe:2.3:a:intuit:bookkeeping:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Intuit
  • cpe:2.3:a:intuit:proseries:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Intuit
  • cpe:2.3:a:intuit:quickbooks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Intuit
  • cpe:2.3:a:intuit:quicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Intuit
  • cpe:2.3:a:intuit:quicktax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Intuit
  • cpe:2.3:a:intuit:turbo_tax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Intuit
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:activex:4.0.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0.42 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:vantage_linquistics:answerworks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Vantage Linquistics

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6387
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2jwm-jwrw-97qp

References

Exploit 1

Patch 3

Other 2

Sources

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