Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer ActiveX control (AdView.dll 9.0.0.96), as used in Revit Architecture 2009 SP2 and Autodesk Design Review 2009, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via "..\" sequences in the argument to the SaveAS 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
- Autodesk DWF Viewer Control / LiveUpdate Module - Remote Code Execution EDB-6630 · remote · Sep 30, 2008 · verified
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References
- 6630 exploit
- 4361 third-party-advisory
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html
- designreview-adview-file-overwrite(45519) vdb-entry
- 31487 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-2704 vdb-entry
- 20080930 Autodesk DWF Viewer Control / LiveUpdate Module remote code execution exploit mailing-list
- 31989 third-party-advisory