CVE-2008-4471

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer ActiveX control (AdView.dll 9.0.0.96), as used in Revit Architecture 2009 SP2 and Autodesk Design Review 2009, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via "..\" sequences in the argument to the SaveAS method.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 7, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-4471: Critical severity, CVSS 9.3 | Vulnix