Description
Argument injection vulnerability in orbitmxt.dll 2.1.0.2 in the Orbit Downloader 2.8.7 and earlier ActiveX control allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via whitespace and a command-line switch, followed by a full pathname, in the third argument to the download 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
- Orbit Downloader 2.8.7 - Arbitrary File Deletion EDB-8257 · remote · Mar 23, 2009 · verified
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References
- http://www.waraxe.us/advisory-73.html
- 34200 vdb-entry
- 8257 exploit
- orbitdownloader-activex-file-deletion(49353) vdb-entry