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CVE-2008-4471 Detail

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer ActiveX control (AdView.dll 9.0.0.96), as used in Revit Architecture 2009 SP2 and Autodesk Design Review 2009, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via "..\" sequences in the argument to the SaveAS method.


Metrics

 
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31989 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4361 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496847/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31487 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2704 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45519 CVE, MITRE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6630 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4471
NVD Published Date:
10/07/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE