CVE-2007-4890 describes an absolute directory traversal vulnerability in the VB To VSI Support Library (VBTOVSI.DLL) 1.0.0.0 within Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files on a user's system by supplying a full pathname to the SaveAs method of a vulnerable ActiveX control. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.8, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial integrity and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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