CVE-2007-4420 describes an absolute path traversal vulnerability in the officeviewer.ocx ActiveX control (version 5.1.199.1) within EDraw Office Viewer Component 5.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files on a user's system by specifying a full pathname in the HttpDownloadFile method. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability through network-based attacks requiring medium complexity. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, public exploit code (EDB-4290) exists, though there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:edraw:office_viewer_component:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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