CVE-2007-2983

BT Consumer WebHelper < 2.0.0.7 - Remote Code Execution via Buffer Overflow in btwebcontrol.dll

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-2983. PoCs published by Will Dormann.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2007-2983, targeting a buffer overflow vulnerability in the British Telecommunications Consumer Webhelper ActiveX control. It attempts to trigger the vulnerability by passing a long string of 'A' characters to the 'IsICMActive' method.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the British Telecommunications Consumer webhelper ActiveX control before 2.0.0.8 in btwebcontrol.dll allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Will Dormann · htmlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30100

This is a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2007-2983, targeting a buffer overflow vulnerability in the British Telecommunications Consumer Webhelper ActiveX control. It attempts to trigger the vulnerability by passing a long string of 'A' characters to the 'IsICMActive' method.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: British Telecommunications Consumer Webhelper ActiveX Control prior to 2.0.0.8
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage using Internet Explorer with the vulnerable ActiveX control installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24219
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/686249
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34589
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25472
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1979
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/40771

Scores

EPSS 0.0876
EPSS Percentile 94.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
btglobalservices/bt_consumer_webhelper < 2.0.0.7
Published Oct 25, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026