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FlexCell Grid Control ActiveX Arbitrary File Overwrite 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 FlexCell Grid Control ActiveX and is prone to arbitrary File Overwrite vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The vulnerability is due to an error in the 'httpDownloadFile' method in the 'FlexCell.ocx' component file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
FlexCell Grid Control ActiveX 5.7.1 and prior on all Windows Platform. Workaround: Set the killbit for the affected ActiveX control.
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.