Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Zune allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via the SaveToFile method. NOTE: the victim must explicitly allow the code to run.
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
- Zune Software - ActiveX Arbitrary File Overwrite EDB-5489 · remote · Apr 23, 2008 · verified
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References
- 20080423 Zune software - arbitrary file overwrite mailing-list
- 5489 exploit
- zune-activex-file-overwrite(42028) vdb-entry