VeryPDF PDFView ActiveX Component Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:32313

Info

VeryPDF PDFView ActiveX Component Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 32313
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2008-5492
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 15 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 16 2015 05:51PM
Credit: r0ut3r
Vulnerable: VeryPDF PDFView 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

VeryPDF PDFView ActiveX Component Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The VeryPDF PDFView ActiveX control is prone to a heap buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized memory buffer.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in denial-of-service conditions.

Exploit / POC

VeryPDF PDFView ActiveX Component Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

An attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a victim into visiting a malicious webpage.

UPDATE (February 10, 2009): Symantec has detected active exploit attempts of this issue in the wild.

The following exploit is available:

Solution / Fix

VeryPDF PDFView ActiveX Component Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

VeryPDF PDFView ActiveX Component Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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