CVE-2007-3169

EDraw Office Viewer Component < 5.0 - Buffer Overflow via HttpDownloadFile Method

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-3169. PoCs published by shinnai.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a Denial of Service (DoS) in the EDraw Office Viewer Component by passing an overly long string to the HttpDownloadFile method. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of input in the ActiveX control.

Description

Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in the EDraw Office Viewer Component (edrawofficeviewer.ocx) 4.0.5.20, and other versions before 5.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the HttpDownloadFile method.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by shinnai · htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4009

This exploit triggers a Denial of Service (DoS) in the EDraw Office Viewer Component by passing an overly long string to the HttpDownloadFile method. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of input in the ActiveX control.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: EDraw Office Viewer Component (edrawofficeviewer.ocx v. 4.0.5.20)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage or open a malicious HTML file · ActiveX control must be installed and enabled
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1992
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4009
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.ocxt.com/archives/28
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24229
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25418
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/36045
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34590

Scores

EPSS 0.1191
EPSS Percentile 95.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (2)
edraw/office_viewer_component 4.0.5.20
edraw/office_viewer_component < 5.0
Published Jun 11, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026