Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in Macrovision InstallShield Update Service…
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-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 a certain ActiveX control in Macrovision InstallShield Update Service Web Agent 5.1.100.47363 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the ProductCode argument (second argument) to the DownloadAndExecute method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-0321, CVE-2007-2419, and CVE-2007-5660.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05554 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and 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
| 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:macrovision:update_service:5.1.100_47363:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.100_47363 | Vulnerable | Macrovision |
- cpe:2.3:a:macrovision:update_service:5.1.100_47363:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.100_47363 Vulnerable ·Macrovision
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6654
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6gr2-mgm4-qqm9
References
More Macrovision Update Service vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-05440 Unspecified vulnerability in the Update Service ActiveX control in isusweb.dll before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-02336 Multiple buffer overflows in an ActiveX control (boisweb.dll) in Macrovision FLEXnet… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-00318 The DWUpdateService ActiveX control in the agent (agent.exe) in Macrovision FLEXnet… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2007-6654 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-6654 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6gr2-mgm4-qqm9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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