Buffer overflow in Activepdf Docconverter
CVE-2007-6020
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in foliosr.dll in the Folio Flat File speed reader in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView 10.3.0.0, as used by IBM Lotus Notes, Symantec Mail Security, and activePDF DocConverter, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long attribute value in a (1) DI, (2) FD, (3) FT, (4) JD, (5) JL, (6) LE, (7) OB, (8) OD, (9) OL, (10) PN, (11) PS, (12) PW, (13) RD, (14) QL, or (15) TS tag in a .fff file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.057 (92.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.057 · newest: 0.057 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Activepdf Docconverter — versions 3.8.4.0
- Autonomy Keyview — versions 2.0.0.2, 10.3.0.0
- IBM Lotus Notes — versions 6.0, 6.5, 7.0
- Symantec Mail Security — versions 5.0, 5.0.0, 5.0.1
- Symantec Mail Security Appliance — versions 5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/28140 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-106/advisory/ (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29342 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/27763 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.04.08e.html
- secunia.com/advisories/28209 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1156 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490827/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28454 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-6020?
- CVE-2007-6020 is a vulnerability in Activepdf Docconverter, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-04-10.
- Is CVE-2007-6020 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.