MW6 Technologies 1d Barcode Decoder Activex 3.0.0.1 ActiveX Control BARCODELib.MW6Barcode pathname privilege escalation

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
8.0$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in MW6 Technologies 1d Barcode Decoder Activex 3.0.0.1. Affected is an unknown function in the library BARCODELib.MW6Barcode of the component ActiveX Control. This manipulation of the argument pathname causes privilege escalation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-4924. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in MW6 Technologies 1d Barcode Decoder Activex 3.0.0.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library BARCODELib.MW6Barcode of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument pathname with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple insecure method vulnerabilities in MW6 Technologies 1D Barcode ActiveX control (BARCODELib.MW6Barcode, Barcode.dll) 3.0.0.1 allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname argument to the (1) SaveAsBMP and (2) SaveAsWMF methods.

The weakness was disclosed 11/04/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4924. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/03/2025).

It is possible to download the exploit 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 databases at X-Force (46181), SecurityFocus (BID 31979†), Secunia (SA32425†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29792†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Download: 🔍

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Exploit-DB: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

10/29/2008 🔍
10/29/2008 +0 days 🔍
11/04/2008 +5 days 🔍
11/04/2008 +0 days 🔍
11/04/2008 +0 days 🔍
02/16/2011 +834 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1490 days 🔍
02/03/2025 +3611 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4924 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4924
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44857
X-Force: 46181
SecurityFocus: 31979 - MW6 Technologies Barcode ActiveX 'Barcode.dll' Multiple Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32425
Vulnerability Center: 29792 - MW6 Technologies Barcode ActiveX 3.0.0.1 Remote Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 02/03/2025 12:59
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (47), 03/15/2017 14:33 (12), 08/03/2021 07:13 (4), 11/09/2024 12:59 (20), 02/03/2025 12:59 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you need the next level of professionalism?

Upgrade your account now!