Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-1891
CVE-2007-1891
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.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:akamai_technologies:download_manager:2.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: >2.0.4.4, <2.2.1.0
Patches
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References
8- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/120241nvdUS Government Resource
- secunia.com/advisories/24900nvd
- www.osvdb.org/34323nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465908/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/23522nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1415nvd
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