CVE-2007-3493 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via a malicious ActiveX control in NCTAudioStudio, requiring user interaction to trigger the vulnerability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-3493?
CVE-2007-3493 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 29 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A certain ActiveX control in NCTWavChunksEditor2.dll 2.6.1.148 in NCTAudioStudio (NCTAudioStudio2) 2.7, as used by Sienzo DMM and probably other products, allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the CreateFile method, a different product than CVE-2007-3400.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3493?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Nctsoft Products Nctaudiostudio, Nctsoft Products Nctwavchunkseditor2.dll.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3493?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3493 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2007-3493 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-3493 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-xp3w-m47v-rv5p.