Is CVE-2007-1512 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2007-1512 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2007-1512 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2007-1512 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2007-1512?

CVE-2007-1512 has a CVSS score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2007-1512

NVD-CWE-OtherPublished: March 20, 2007· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

10.0

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the AfxOleSetEditMenu function in the MFC component in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and Server 2003 Gold and SP1, and Visual Studio .NET 2002 Gold and SP1, and 2003 Gold and SP1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to have an unknown impact (probably crash) via an RTF file with a malformed OLE object, which results in writing two 0x00 characters past the end of szBuffer, aka the "MFC42u.dll Off-by-Two Overflow." NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete patch (MS07-012) for CVE-2007-0025.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2007-1512 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.