HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2007-5722

Globallink vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
11.7%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Ourgame.Com
Affected product
Globallink
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2007-10-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 11.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-5722

  • Confirm whether Ourgame.Com Globallink is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-5722.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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