Description
A certain ActiveX control in Avaxswf.dll 1.0.0.1 in Civitech Avax Vector 1.3 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the WriteMovie method.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Avax Vector 'Avaxswf.dll' 1.0.0.1 - ActiveX Arbitrary Data Write EDB-4110 · remote · Jun 26, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- avax-writemovie-file-overwrite(35089) vdb-entry
- 4110 exploit
- 24659 vdb-entry
- 38037 vdb-entry
- 2844 third-party-advisory
- 20070626 [GOODFELLAS - VULN ] Avaxswf.dll v.1.0.0.1 from Avax Vectorsoftware ActiveX Arbitrary Data Write mailing-list