Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-4891 (CCN-36572)

Assigned:2007-09-11
Published:2007-09-11
Updated:2017-09-29
Summary:A certain ActiveX control in PDWizard.ocx 6.0.0.9782 and earlier in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 exposes dangerous (1) StartProcess, (2) SyncShell, (3) SaveAs, (4) CABDefaultURL, (5) CABFileName, and (6) CABRunFile methods, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs and have other impacts, as demonstrated using absolute pathnames in arguments to StartProcess and SyncShell.
CVSS v3 Severity:10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
9.3 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
8.0 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-78
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-4891

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Corporation Web site
Microsoft Visual Studio

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
37106

Source: CCN
Type: SA26779
Microsoft Visual Studio Two ActiveX Controls Insecure Methods

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
26779

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_AZJ5bXwXvMARqwtfe97I.html

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 37106
Microsoft Visual Studio ActiveX (PDWizard.ocx) Multiple Method Arbitrary Program Execution

Source: BID
Type: Exploit
25638

Source: CCN
Type: BID-25638
Microsoft Visual Studio PDWizard.ocx ActiveX Control Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
visualstudio-pdwizard-code-execution(36572)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
visualstudio-pdwizard-code-execution(36572)

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: UNKNOWN
4393

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio:6.0.0.9782:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft visual studio 6.0
    microsoft visual studio 6.0.0.9782