Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the Pdf Printer Preferences ActiveX Control in pdfxctrl.dll in Tracker Software PDF-XChange 3.60.0128 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the (1) sub_path parameter to the StoreInRegistry function or (2) sub_key parameter to the InitFromRegistry function.
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
- Tracker Software pdfSaver ActiveX 3.60 - 'pdfxctrl.dll' Stack Buffer Overflow (SEH) (PoC) EDB-18427 · dos · Jan 29, 2012
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 51712 vdb-entry
- 18427 exploit
- pdfxchange-activex-buffer-overflow(72774) vdb-entry
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2012-5067.php