Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in the EDraw PDF Viewer ActiveX control, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
EDraw PDF Viewer ActiveX Control "FtpDownloadFile()" Insecure Method
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA35509
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/35509/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in the EDraw PDF Viewer ActiveX
control, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to the PDFVIEWER.PDFViewerCtrl.1
ActiveX control (pdfviewer.ocx) providing the insecure
"FtpDownloadFile()" method. This can be exploited to download files
to arbitrary locations on a user's system when visiting a malicious
website.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 3.2.0.126. Other
versions may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Update to the latest version:
http://www.ocxt.com/download/PDFViewerSetup.exe
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Jambalaya of Nevis Labs
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-06/0198.html
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