---
title: "CVE-2007-1689: Buffer overflow in the ISAlertDataCOM… | CubePath"
description: "Buffer overflow in the ISAlertDataCOM ActiveX control in ISLALERT.DLL for Norton Personal Firewall 2004 and Internet Security 2004 allows remote…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-1689
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# CVE-2007-1689: Buffer overflow in the ISAlertDataCOM… | CubePath

## Description

Buffer overflow in the ISAlertDataCOM ActiveX control in ISLALERT.DLL for Norton Personal Firewall 2004 and Internet Security 2004 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) Get and (2) Set functions.

Official description from the CVE record, published by certcc. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1689)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.65006 (65.0% probability)

Percentile

99.3%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [ADV-2007-1843](http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1843)  (vupen.com) vdb-entry
- [symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.05.16.html](http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.05.16.html)
- [23936](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23936)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry
- [36164](http://osvdb.org/36164)  (osvdb.org) vdb-entry
- [1018073](http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018073)  (securitytracker.com) vdb-entry
- [25290](http://secunia.com/advisories/25290)  (secunia.com) third-party-advisory
- [VU#983953](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/983953)  (kb.cert.org) third-party-advisory
- [symantec-islalert-bo(34328)](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34328)  (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com) vdb-entry
- [20070516 Symantec Product Security: Norton Personal Firewall 2004 ActiveX Control vulnerability](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468779/100/0/threaded)  (securityfocus.com) mailing-list

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Mar 26, 2007
2. Record published May 16, 2007
3. Record last updated Aug 7, 2024

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