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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-1891 · published 18 April 2007

CVE-2007-1891: Akamai technologies download manager vulnerability

Akamai Technologies · Download Manager

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GetPrivateProfileSectionW function in Akamai Technologies Download Manager ActiveX Control (DownloadManagerV2.ocx) after 2.0.4.4 but before 2.2.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to misinterpretation of the nSize parameter as a byte count instead of a wide character count.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.8% · top 6.2%
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
6.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GetPrivateProfileSectionW function in Akamai Technologies Download Manager ActiveX Control (DownloadManagerV2.ocx) after 2.0.4.4 but before 2.2.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to misinterpretation of the nSize parameter as a byte count instead of a wide character count.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=514 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24900
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/120241 US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/34323
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465908/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23522
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017925
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1415
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=514 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24900
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/120241 US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/34323
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465908/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23522
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017925
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1415

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-1891), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.