Vulnerability Monitor

The vendors, products, and vulnerabilities you care about

CVE-2007-5910


Stack-based buffer overflow in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView Viewer, Filter, and Export SDK before 9.2.0.12, as used by ActivePDF DocConverter, wp6sr.dll in IBM Lotus Notes 8.0 and before 7.0.3, Symantec Mail Security, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WordPerfect (WPD) file.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2007-5910 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from activepdf, from autonomy, from autonomy and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2007, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.


Published

2007-11-10T02:46:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application activepdf docconverter 3.8.2_.5 Yes
Application autonomy keyview_export_sdk ≤ 9.2.0 Yes
Application autonomy keyview_filter_sdk ≤ 9.2.0 Yes
Application autonomy keyview_viewer_sdk ≤ 9.2.0 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes ≤ 7.0.2 Yes
Application symantec mail_security 5.0 Yes
Application symantec mail_security 5.0 Yes
Application symantec mail_security 5.0.0 Yes
Application symantec mail_security 5.0.0.24 Yes
Application symantec mail_security 5.0.1 Yes
Application symantec mail_security 7.5 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For activepdf's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.