Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in CryptoX.dll 2.0 and earlier in the Ultra Crypto Component allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the SaveToFile 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.
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Exploit-DB 1
- Ultra Crypto Component - 'CryptoX.dll 2.0 SaveToFile()' Insecure Method EDB-4388 · remote · Sep 10, 2007 · verified
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References
- 25611 vdb-entry
- ultracrypto-cryptox-file-overwrite(36522) vdb-entry
- 4388 exploit
- 1018675 vdb-entry
- 38982 vdb-entry