# CVE-2007-0018: Stack-based buffer overflow in the NCTAudioFile2.AudioFile ActiveX control (NCTAudioFile2.dll), as used by multiple products, allows remote

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2007-01-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NCTAudioFile2.AudioFile ActiveX control (NCTAudioFile2.dll), as used by multiple products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the SetFormatLikeSample function. NOTE: the products include (1) NCTsoft NCTAudioStudio, NCTAudioEditor, and NCTDialogicVoice; (2) Magic Audio Recorder, Music Editor, and Audio Converter; (3) Aurora Media Workshop; DB Audio Mixer And Editor; (4) J. Hepple Products including Fx Audio Editor and others; (5) EXPStudio Audio Editor; (6) iMesh; (7) Quikscribe; (8) RMBSoft AudioConvert and SoundEdit Pro 2.1; (9) CDBurnerXP; (10) Code-it Software Wave MP3 Editor and aBasic Editor; (11) Movavi VideoMessage, DVD to iPod, and others; (12) SoftDiv Software Dexster, iVideoMAX, and others; (13) Sienzo Digital Music Mentor (DMM); (14) MP3 Normalizer; (15) Roemer Software FREE and Easy Hi-Q Recorder, and Easy Hi-Q Converter; (16) Audio Edit Magic; (17) Joshua Video and Audio Converter; (18) Virtual CD; (19) Cheetah CD and DVD Burner; (20) Mystik Media AudioEdit Deluxe, Blaze Media, and others; (21) Power Audio Editor; (22) DanDans Digital Media Full Audio Converter, Music Editing Master, and others; (23) Xrlly Software Text to Speech Makerand Arial Sound Recorder / Audio Converter; (24) Absolute Sound Recorder, Video to Audio Converter, and MP3 Splitter; (25) Easy Ringtone Maker; (26) RecordNRip; (27) McFunSoft iPod Audio Studio, Audio Recorder for Free, and others; (28) MP3 WAV Converter; (29) BearShare 6.0.2.26789; and (30) Oracle Siebel SimBuilder and CRM 7.x.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/23546
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23892
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-7/advisory/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23535
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31707
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-12/advisory/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23562
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-27/advisory/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23536
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30459
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30406
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-29/advisory/
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-24/advisory/
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-8/advisory/
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-9/advisory/
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-13/advisory/
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-20/advisory/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23553
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23551
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23485
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-50/advisory/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23550
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-16/advisory/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30447
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-28/advisory/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3728
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3808
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16603
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/nctaudiofile2_setformatlikesample.rb

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