CVE-2007-4420

Public Exploit

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in officeviewer.ocx 5.1.199.1 in EDraw Office Viewer Component 5.1 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the second argument to the HttpDownloadFile method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3168 and CVE-2007-3169.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.73% Top 15%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4290 exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25344 vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36055 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/38794 vdb entry
http://www.ocxt.com/archives/39

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4420?
CVE-2007-4420 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4420?
To fix CVE-2007-4420, 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-2007-4420 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-4420 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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