Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2007-5722

GLWorld

Ourgame / GLWorld

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Severity
CVSS 7.5 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
11.7%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2007-5722 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Ourgame GLWorld. Stack-based buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in GLChat.ocx 2.5.1.32 in GlobalLink 2.7.0.8, as used in Ourgame GLWorld and...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Ourgame / GLWorld.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

GLWorld

Stack-based buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in GLChat.ocx 2.5.1.32 in GlobalLink 2.7.0.8, as used in Ourgame GLWorld and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the ConnectAndEnterRoom method, possibly involving the GLCHAT.GLChatCtrl.1 control, as originally exploited in the wild in October 2007. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

NOTE: this was originally reported as a heap-based issue by some sources.

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Published
30 Oct 2007
Exploitation Reported
30 Oct 2007
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
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CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5722
  • 27500 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/27500
  • ourgame-glworld-glchatctrl-bo(38222) exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com · VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38222
  • 26244 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26244
  • 38837 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/38837

Exploitation evidence

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 30 Oct 2007

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2007-10-30 21:00 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

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Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v2.0

7.5 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

11.7%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer CWE-119

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 21:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. 21:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2007-5722",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 7.5,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.11695,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}