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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-6387 · published 15 December 2007

CVE-2007-6387: Intuit bookkeeping memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Intuit · Bookkeeping

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the awApi4.AnswerWorks.1 ActiveX control in awApi4.dll 4.0.0.42, as used by Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks, and Intuit Clearly Bookkeeping, ProSeries, QuickBooks, Quicken, QuickTax, and TurboTax, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) GetHistory, (2) GetSeedQuery, (3) SetSeedQuery, and possibly other methods. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 38% · top 1.5% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
38%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
8Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the awApi4.AnswerWorks.1 ActiveX control in awApi4.dll 4.0.0.42, as used by Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks, and Intuit Clearly Bookkeeping, ProSeries, QuickBooks, Quicken, QuickTax, and TurboTax, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) GetHistory, (2) GetSeedQuery, (3) SetSeedQuery, and possibly other methods. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/26566 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26670 PatchVendor Advisory
http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/qbupdate2007/Default.aspx Patch
http://www.intuit.com/support/security/ Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26815 Patch
http://www.vantagelinguistics.com/answerworks/release/ Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4194
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4195
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39004
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4825
http://secunia.com/advisories/26566 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26670 PatchVendor Advisory
http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/qbupdate2007/Default.aspx Patch
http://www.intuit.com/support/security/ Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26815 Patch
http://www.vantagelinguistics.com/answerworks/release/ Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4194
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4195
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39004
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4825

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-6387), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.