Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PDFVIEW.PdfviewCtrl.1 ActiveX control in pdfview.ocx 2.0.0.1 in VeryDOC PDF Viewer OCX Control allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the OpenPDF method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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.
Metasploit 1 module
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VeryPDF PDFView OCX ActiveX OpenPDF Heap Overflow
exploit/windows/browser/verypdf_pdfview
Exploit-DB 3
- VeryPDF PDFView - OCX ActiveX OpenPDF Heap Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16520 · remote · Sep 20, 2010 · verified
- VeryPDF PDFView - OCX ActiveX OpenPDF Heap Overflow (PoC) EDB-7126 · dos · Nov 15, 2008 · verified
- VeryPDF PDFView - ActiveX Component Heap Buffer Overflow EDB-32587 · dos · Nov 15, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 32725 third-party-advisory
- 7126 exploit
- http://www.bmgsec.com.au/advisories/openpdf.txt
- 4715 third-party-advisory
- 32313 vdb-entry
- verydoc-pdfview-activex-openpdf-bo(46622) vdb-entry