IDAutomation PDF417 Barcode 1.6.0.6 ActiveX Control idautomationlinear6.dll input validation
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in IDAutomation PDF417 Barcode 1.6.0.6 (Automation Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality in the library idautomationlinear6.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
IDAutomation allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via the argument to the (1) SaveBarCode and (2) SaveEnhWMF methods in (a) the IDAuto.BarCode.1 ActiveX control in IDAutomationLinear6.dll (aka IDAutomation Linear BarCode) 1.6.0.6, (b) the IDAuto.Datamatrix.1 ActiveX control in IDAutomationDMATRIX6.DLL (aka IDautomation Datamatrix Barcode) 1.6.0.6, (c) the IDAuto.PDF417.1 ActiveX control in IDAutomationPDF417_6.dll (aka IDautomation PDF417 Barcode) 1.6.0.6, and (d) the IDAuto.Aztec.1 ActiveX control in IDAutomationAZTEC.dll (aka IDautomation Aztec Barcode) 1.7.1.0.
The weakness was presented 05/18/2008 by Nikolas Sotiriu (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2283 since 05/18/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/01/2021).
The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (42406).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔Researcher: Nikolas Sotiriu
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2008-2283 (🔍)
X-Force: 42406
Vulnerability Center: 30354 - IDAutomation Remote Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 29204 - IDAutomation Barcode ActiveX Controls Multiple Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30246 - IDAutomation Barcode ActiveX Controls Insecure Methods, Less Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 17:00Updated: 08/01/2021 06:36
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (53), 03/19/2017 07:47 (16), 08/01/2021 06:36 (3)
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