Black Ice Barcode SDK BIDIB.BIDIBCtrl.1 ActiveX control file overwrite

barcode-bidib-file-overwrite (42891)

Medium Risk

Description:

The Black Ice Barcode SDK BIDIB.BIDIBCtrl.1 ActiveX control (BIDIB.ocx) could allow a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the DownloadImageFileURL() insecure method to overwrite or corrupt arbitrary files on the system.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	8.8
Access Vector:	Network
Access Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete
Temporal Score:	7.9
Exploitability:	Functional
Remediation Level:	Unavailable
Report Confidence:	Uncorroborated

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

No remedy available as of February 6, 2010.

References:

• Black Ice Web site: Fax and Imaging Development Tools and Applications - Black Ice Software.
• CVE-2008-2683: The BIDIB.BIDIBCtrl.1 ActiveX control in BIDIB.ocx 10.9.3.0 in Black Ice Barcode SDK 5.01 allows remote attackers to force the download and storage of arbitrary files by specifying the origin URL in the first argument to the DownloadImageFileURL method, and the local filename in the second argument. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
• SA30548: Black Ice Barcode SDK Multiple Vulnerabilities
• VUPEN/ADV-2008-1768: Black Ice Barcode SDK ActiveX Controls Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

• Black Ice Barcode SDK 5.01

Reported:

Jun 05, 2008

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