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high 8.8

CVE-2009-0865 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in the SnapShotToFile method in the GeoVision LiveX (aka LiveX_v8200) ActiveX control 8.1.2 and 8.2.0 in…

published 2009-03-10 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0862

cvss
8.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.5%
EPSS 5.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the SnapShotToFile method in the GeoVision LiveX (aka LiveX_v8200) ActiveX control 8.1.2 and 8.2.0 in LIVEX_~1.OCX allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument, possibly involving the PlayX and SnapShotX methods.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-8059)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-8059 GeoVision LiveX 8200 - ActiveX 'LIVEX_~1.OCX' File Corruption remote, 2009-02-16
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33782 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 8.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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