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    CVE-2008-4471

    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.

    Published:Oct 7, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 7, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.06247
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Autodesk
    Product
    Design Review
    Vendor
    Autodesk
    Product
    Dwf Viewer
    Vendor
    Autodesk
    Product
    Revit Architecture

    Exploits

    http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.htmlhttp://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6630

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2022-41309 (CVSS 7.8) — A malicious crafted .dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory …
    CVE-2022-42933 (CVSS 7.8) — A malicious crafted .dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory …
    CVE-2022-42934 (CVSS 7.8) — A malicious crafted .dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory …
    CVE-2022-42936 (CVSS 7.8) — A malicious crafted .dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory …
    CVE-2022-42937 (CVSS 7.8) — A malicious crafted .dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory …
    CVE-2022-42938 (CVSS 7.8) — A malicious crafted TGA file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory corruptio…
    CVE-2022-42939 (CVSS 7.8) — A malicious crafted TGA file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory corruptio…
    CVE-2022-42940 (CVSS 7.8) — A malicious crafted TGA file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory corruptio…
    CVE-2022-42941 (CVSS 7.8) — A malicious crafted dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory c…
    CVE-2022-42943 (CVSS 7.8) — A malicious crafted dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory c…

    References

    http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31989
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4361
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496847/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31487
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2704
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45519
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6630
    http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31989
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4361
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496847/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31487
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2704
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45519
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6630

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High