CVE-2008-4923

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple insecure method vulnerabilities in MW6 Technologies Aztec ActiveX control (AZTECLib.MW6Aztec, Aztec.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.

9.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.14% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6870	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32425	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31974	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4561	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4923?: CVE-2008-4923 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4923?: To fix CVE-2008-4923, 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-2008-4923 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-4923 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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