Is CVE-2007-6016 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-6016 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-6016?

CVE-2007-6016 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2007-6016

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 50.4%EU EUVD

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the PVATLCalendar.PVCalendar.1 ActiveX control in pvcalendar.ocx in the scheduler component in the Media Server in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server (BEWS) 11d 11.0.6235 and 11.0.7170, and 12.0 12.0.1364, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) _DOWText0, (2) _DOWText1, (3) _DOWText2, (4) _DOWText3, (5) _DOWText4, (6) _DOWText5, (7) _DOWText6, (8) _MonthText0, (9) _MonthText1, (10) _MonthText2, (11) _MonthText3, (12) _MonthText4, (13) _MonthText5, (14) _MonthText6, (15) _MonthText7, (16) _MonthText8, (17) _MonthText9, (18) _MonthText10, or (19) _MonthText11 property value when executing the Save method. NOTE: the vendor states "Authenticated user involvement required," but authentication is not needed to attack a client machine that loads this control.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 50.4% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-5986)
Published: February 29, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5986 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

symantec / backup exec for windows server
symantec / backup exec for windows server
symantec / backup exec for windows server

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/27885(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-101/advisory/(Vendor Advisory)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019524
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/308669.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26904(Patch)
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.28.html
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.29.html(Patch)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0718(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2672(Vendor Advisory)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5205

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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