CVE-2007-2496

The WordOCX ActiveX control in WordViewer.ocx 3.2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial...

7.8 HighPublic exploit

The WordOCX ActiveX control in WordViewer.ocx 3.2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) via a long (1) DoOleCommand, (2) FTPDownloadFile, (3) FTPUploadFile, (4) HttpUploadFile, (5) GotoPage, (6) Save, (7) SaveWebFile, (8) HttpDownloadFile, (9) Open, (10) OpenWebFile, (11) SaveAs, or (12) ShowWordStandardDialog property value.

Exploit likelihood

3.83%Down 3.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2007-2496
CVSS 2.0: 7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-2496
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-2489 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-2489
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2mhh-8chh-jm97 No score

The WordOCX ActiveX control in WordViewer.ocx 3.2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial...

Record: GHSA-2mhh-8chh-jm97
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

office ocx word viewer ocx

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Word Viewer OCX 3.2 - Remote Denial of Service	2007-05-03

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	aliases, exploits, facts, references, title	Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-2496 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Office Ocx Word Viewer Ocx, published May 4, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.83%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.