CVE-2007-2494 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.2% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 5.19% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-05-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| office ocx | powerpoint viewer ocx |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PowerPoint Viewer OCX 3.2 - ActiveX Control Denial of Service | 2007-05-01 |
References
- http://moaxb.blogspot.com/2007/05/moaxb-01-powerpointviewerocx-31.html
- http://osvdb.org/34332
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25092
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23733
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1612
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34013
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3826
- http://moaxb.blogspot.com/2007/05/moaxb-01-powerpointviewerocx-31.html
- http://osvdb.org/34332
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25092
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23733
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1612
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34013
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3826
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