Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 7, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4471
CVE-2008-4471
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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2009
- cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:dwf_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:revit_architecture:2009:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:revit_architecture:2009:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2009 SP2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.htmlnvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/31989nvdVendor Advisory
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4361nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496847/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31487nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2704nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45519nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6630nvd
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