Stack-based buffer overflow in the EDraw.OfficeViewer ActiveX control in officeviewer.ocx…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the EDraw.OfficeViewer ActiveX control in officeviewer.ocx in EDraw Office Viewer Component 5.3.220.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long strings in the first and second arguments to the FtpDownloadFile method, a different vector than CVE-2007-4821 and CVE-2007-3169.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5257
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hcfg-mpgp-9qwq
References
More Edraw Office Viewer Component vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-03066 Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in the EDraw Office Viewer Component… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-04665 Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in officeviewer.ocx 5.2.218.1 in EDraw… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-04280 Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in officeviewer.ocx… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-03065 A certain ActiveX control in the EDraw Office Viewer Component (edrawofficeviewer.ocx)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2007-5257 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-5257 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hcfg-mpgp-9qwq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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