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VeryDOC PDF Viewer ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is installed with VeryDOC PDF Viewer and is prone to Buffer Overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
This flaw is due to boundary error in the OpenPDF function method from the PDFVIEW.PdfviewCtrl.1 ActiveX control (pdfview.ocx) which fails to properly validate the input data passed as large string.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VeryDOC, PDF Viewer Pdfview.ocx version 2.0.0.1 and prior on Windows.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.