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CVE-2007-4890

5.8 · MEDIUM

Absolute directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the VB To VSI Support Library (VBTOVSI.DLL) 1.0.0.0 in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 allows remote attackers to create or ov…

Published Sep 14, 2007microsoftCWE-22EPSS 16.36%

Overview

CVE-2007-4890 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft visual_studio. It was published on September 14, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Absolute directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the VB To VSI Support Library (VBTOVSI.DLL) 1.0.0.0 in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the SaveAs method. NOTE: contents can be copied from local files via the Load method.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update visual_studio to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/26779Refshinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_qwFZc3a35RLy5AGxVBjJ.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/25635Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36571Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/4394Refsecunia.com/advisories/26779Refshinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_qwFZc3a35RLy5AGxVBjJ.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/25635Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36571Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/4394

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-4890?

CVE-2007-4890 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft visual_studio. It was published on September 14, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-4890?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-4890?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update visual_studio to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-4890?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-4890 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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