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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-4278 · published 15 August 2007

CVE-2007-4278: Esri arcsde out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Esri · Arcsde

Stack-based buffer overflow in the giomgr process in ESRI ArcSDE service 9.2, as used with ArcGIS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number that requires more than 8 bytes to represent in ASCII, which triggers the overflow in an sprintf function call.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 4.7% · top 8.6% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
4.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the giomgr process in ESRI ArcSDE service 9.2, as used with ArcGIS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number that requires more than 8 bytes to represent in ASCII, which triggers the overflow in an sprintf function call.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://downloads.esri.com/support/downloads/other_/ArcSDE-92sp3-issues.htm Vendor Advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=577 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26452 Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018574 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25334 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2911 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36042 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://downloads.esri.com/support/downloads/other_/ArcSDE-92sp3-issues.htm Vendor Advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=577 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26452 Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018574 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25334 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2911 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36042 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-4278), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.