TI-2005-00861 Aliases CVE-2005-0918 GHSA-j6jw-vv8w-q769

The NPSVG3.dll ActiveX control for Adobe SVG Viewer 3.02 and earlier, when running on…

LOW 27CWE-203Published 2005-05-05 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-203.

Summary

The NPSVG3.dll ActiveX control for Adobe SVG Viewer 3.02 and earlier, when running on Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files by setting the src property to the target filename and using Javascript to determine if the web page immediately stops loading, which indicates whether the file exists or not.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02362 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:svg_viewer::::::::	up to 3.02	Vulnerable	Adobe
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:svg_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.02 Vulnerable ·Adobe
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0918
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j6jw-vv8w-q769

References

Exploit 1

http://www.hyperdose.com/advisories/H2005-07.txt

Patch 1

http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/323585.html

Sources

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