CVE-2007-3459
A certain ActiveX control in Avaxswf.dll 1.0.0.1 in Civitech Avax Vector 1.3 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the WriteMovie method.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
A certain ActiveX control in Avaxswf.dll 1.0.0.1 in Civitech Avax Vector 1.3 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the WriteMovie method.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.88% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 26 June 2007
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- civiltech/avax vector activex
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://osvdb.org/38037
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2844
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472296/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24659
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35089
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4110
- http://osvdb.org/38037
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2844
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472296/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24659
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35089
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4110
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.