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Vulnerability · CVE-2007-5807

ssreader ultra_star_reader Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Published Nov 5, 2007 · catalog updated Nov 5, 2007 · ssreader ultra_star_reader Improper Restriction

Patch now

CVE-2007-5807 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm ssreader ultra_star_reader Improper Restriction against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (ssreader ultra_star_reader Improper Restriction).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.84%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor ssreader ultra_star_reader

Buffer overflow in the register function in Ultra Star Reader ActiveX control in SSReader allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

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  • vendor ssreader ultra_star_readerversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2007-5807

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2007-5807 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm ssreader ultra_star_reader Improper Restriction against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 2.84%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 5, 2007 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Buffer overflow in the register function in Ultra Star Reader ActiveX control in SSReader allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

  2. Nov 5, 2007 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2007-5807

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2007-5807

    30-day exploitation probability 2.8%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2007-5807

    Buffer overflow in the register function in Ultra Star Reader ActiveX control in SSReader allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.