CVE-2008-2683

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 79.40% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30548 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17415 exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5750 exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1768/references vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/46007 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42891 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8276 third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8277 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2683?
CVE-2008-2683 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2683?
To fix CVE-2008-2683, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2683 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2683 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~79% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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