# CVE-2007-5257: Stack-based buffer overflow in the EDraw.OfficeViewer ActiveX control in officeviewer.ocx in EDraw Office Viewer Component 5.3.220.1 and ear

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-10-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://osvdb.org/37724
- http://shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_O5FvsIzILBHQr7QbK2kD.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27017
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36879
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25892
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4474
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3329

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