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What is CVE-2007-3454?A critical-severity flaw in Officescan, explained.

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The short answer

CVE-2007-3454 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 10.0) in Officescan from Trend Micro, published on 27 June 2007. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 5.5%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix.

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Published 27 June 2007. Record last updated 16 June 2026. We keep this page's data up to date.

What it does

What is CVE-2007-3454? In plain terms.

It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet without logging in. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline.

The official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in CGIOCommon.dll before 8.0.0.1042 in Trend Micro OfficeScan Corporate Edition 8.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long crafted requests, as demonstrated using a long session cookie to unspecified CGI programs that use this library.

What kind of flaw is it?

  • CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CVSS 2.0 scoreCritical · 10.0

How an attack on it works

Read straight from its severity rating, translated out of the shorthand.

  • Where an attacker can beAnywhere on the internet
  • How hard it is to pull offEasy: no special conditions
  • Login needed firstNo login needed
  • What an attacker getsCan read data, change data and take it offline

Severity vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitation

Is CVE-2007-3454 being exploited? Not that we know of.

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 5.5%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

Known to be exploitedNoNot on the list of exploited flaws today
Chance of use in the next 30 days5.5%Its EPSS score, from the latest forecast

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Exploit likelihood fell
  3. Record last updated
How Precursor Intelligence ranks it
54out of 100Medium

CVE-2007-3454 scores 54. Action: Plan remediation.

We keep the score of every published flaw up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, and evidence that criminals are actually using it counts most. In order:

  • Evidence it is being exploitedBiggest factor
  • How severe it isStrong factor
  • How widely exposed it isSmaller factor
  • Threat activity around itSmaller factor

85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score.

When CVE-2007-3454 matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it.

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Affected products

Who is affected by CVE-2007-3454? One product.

The published record lists 1 product from 1 vendor. If you run one of these, check your version, then go to the fix below.

Remediation

How do I fix CVE-2007-3454? Four steps.

  1. Check whether you run itCompare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
  2. Apply the vendor’s fixInstall the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisory first in the list.
  3. If you can’t patch todayFollow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
  4. Keep an eye on itTrack the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood.

References

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CVE-2007-3454 is a critical-severity flaw in Officescan from Trend Micro, published on 27 June 2007. It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet without logging in. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline.

It scores 10.0 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is critical. Our risk score for CVE-2007-3454 is 54 out of 100, which is Medium. Its action is "Plan remediation". Not confirmed as exploited yet, but serious or likely enough that it should not wait for a quiet month.

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 5.5%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

For Officescan from Trend Micro: 7.3, 8.0.

Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet.

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