CVE-2007-2496 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.8% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The WordOCX ActiveX control in WordViewer.ocx 3.2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) via a long (1) DoOleCommand, (2) FTPDownloadFile, (3) FTPUploadFile, (4) HttpUploadFile, (5) GotoPage, (6) Save, (7) SaveWebFile, (8) HttpDownloadFile, (9) Open, (10) OpenWebFile, (11) SaveAs, or (12) ShowWordStandardDialog property value.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.83% — more likely to be exploited than 90% 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 | word viewer ocx |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Word Viewer OCX 3.2 - Remote Denial of Service | 2007-05-03 |
References
- http://moaxb.blogspot.com/2007/05/moaxb-03-wordviewerocx-32-multiple_03.html
- http://osvdb.org/34334
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25100
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23784
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1634
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34027
- http://moaxb.blogspot.com/2007/05/moaxb-03-wordviewerocx-32-multiple_03.html
- http://osvdb.org/34334
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25100
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23784
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1634
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34027
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