CVE-2007-2494

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the PowerPointOCX ActiveX control in PowerPointViewer.ocx 3.1.0.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) via a long (1) DoOleCommand, (2) FTPDownloadFile, (3) FTPUploadFile, (4) HttpUploadFile, (5) Save, (6) SaveWebFile, (7) HttpDownloadFile, (8) Open, or (9) OpenWebFile property value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 10.23% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://moaxb.blogspot.com/2007/05/moaxb-01-powerpointviewerocx-31.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3826	exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34013	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/34332	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23733	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25092	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1612	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2494?: CVE-2007-2494 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2494?: To fix CVE-2007-2494, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-2494 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2494 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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