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MW6 Technologies ActiveX Controls Insecure Methods
Secunia Advisory: SA32425
Release Date: 2008-10-31
Last Update: 2008-11-06
Popularity: 1,566 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Manipulation of data
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:MW6 Technologies 1D Barcode ActiveX Control 3.x
MW6 Technologies Aztec ActiveX Control 3.x
MW6 Technologies DataMatrix ActiveX Control 3.x
MW6 Technologies PDF417 ActiveX Control 3.x

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Description:
DeltahackingTEAM has discovered some vulnerabilities in various MW6 Technologies ActiveX controls, which can be exploited by malicious people to overwrite arbitrary files.

The vulnerabilities are caused due to the following ActiveX controls including the insecure "SaveAsBMP()" and "SaveAsWMF()" methods:
* MW6PDF417Lib.PDF417 (MW6PDF417.dll)
* DATAMATRIXLib.MW6DataMatrix (DataMatrix.dll)
* BARCODELib.MW6Barcode (Barcode.dll)
* AZTECLib.MW6Aztec (Aztec.dll)

These can be exploited to overwrite and corrupt arbitrary files on the system, in the context of the currently logged-on user.

The vulnerabilities are confirmed in the following versions:
* MW6PDF417Lib.PDF417 3.0.0.1
* DATAMATRIXLib.MW6DataMatrix 3.0.0.1
* BARCODELib.MW6Barcode 3.0.0.1
* AZTECLib.MW6Aztec 3.0.0.1

Other versions may also be affected.

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