CVE-2007-5909

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView Viewer, Filter, and Export SDK before 9.2.0.12, as used by ActivePDF DocConverter, IBM Lotus Notes before 7.0.3, Symantec Mail Security, and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) AG file to kpagrdr.dll, (2) AW file to awsr.dll, (3) DLL or (4) EXE file to exesr.dll, (5) DOC file to mwsr.dll, (6) MIF file to mifsr.dll, (7) SAM file to lasr.dll, or (8) RTF file to rtfsr.dll. NOTE: the WPD (wp6sr.dll) vector is covered by CVE-2007-5910.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 31.62% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3357 third party advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-059.html
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=899&uid=swg21271111
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018853 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482664 mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3697 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26175 patch vdb entry
http://vuln.sg/lotusnotes702sam-en.html
http://vuln.sg/lotusnotes702mif-en.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483102/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/27304 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=899&uid=swg21272836
http://vuln.sg/lotusnotes702-en.html
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.11.01c.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018886 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3596 vdb entry
http://vuln.sg/lotusnotes702doc-en.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5909?
CVE-2007-5909 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5909?
To fix CVE-2007-5909, 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-2007-5909 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5909 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~32% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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