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Visagesoft eXPert PDF Viewer ActiveX Control 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
The host is installed with eXPert PDF Viewer ActiveX and is prone to ActiveX Control based file overwrite vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to insecure method, 'savePageAsBitmap()' in VSPDFViewerX.ocx ActiveX Control. This can be exploited to corrupt arbitrary files on the local system via arguments passed to the affected method.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Visagesoft eXPert PDF Viewer ActiveX Control versions 3.0.990.0 and prior
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.