CVE-2007-2494

high

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3826

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34013

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1612

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23733

http://secunia.com/advisories/25092

http://osvdb.org/34332

http://moaxb.blogspot.com/2007/05/moaxb-01-powerpointviewerocx-31.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-05-04

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.10233