CVE-2009-0865

HIGH 8.8CVE-2009-0865 · Published 10/03/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2009-0865 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability affecting livex activex control (geovision).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 5.5%, higher than 92.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
livex activex control geovision	`= 8.1.2.0= 8.2.0.0`	No fix yet

Description

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.

References

secunia.com/advisories/33969 · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/33782 · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48773
exploit-db.com/exploits/8059

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