Absolute directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the VB To VSI Support Library (VBTOVSI.DLL) 1.0.0.0 in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the SaveAs method
Published Sep 14, 2007
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 16.36%
Description
Absolute directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the VB To VSI Support Library (VBTOVSI.DLL) 1.0.0.0 in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the SaveAs method. NOTE: contents can be copied from local files via the Load method.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 16.36% (0.16360) | 96.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.36% (0.16360) | 96.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 26.51% (0.26510) | 95.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 34.38% (0.34376) | 95.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 26.51% (0.26510) | 95.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.35% (0.04354) | 92.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 9, 2024 | 4.35% (0.04354) | 92.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 2, 2024 | 5.54% (0.05540) | 93.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 4.51% (0.04508) | 92.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2024 | 3.23% (0.03235) | 91.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 2.38% (0.02380) | 89.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 2.30% (0.02298) | 89.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 1.32% (0.01316) | 85.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 2.11% (0.02114) | 87.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 19, 2023 | 2.23% (0.02233) | 88.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 3.10% (0.03098) | 89.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.40% (0.02397) | 88.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 24.73% (0.24729) | 96.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 24.73% (0.24729) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26779 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_qwFZc3a35RLy5AGxVBjJ.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25635 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36571 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4394 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26779 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_qwFZc3a35RLy5AGxVBjJ.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25635 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36571 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4394 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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