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High · 8.1 Public exploit CVE-2013-6040 EUVD-2013-5870GHSA-6mmp-f4p3-97mr

MW6 Aztec, DataMatrix, and MaxiCode ActiveX controls versions before 4.0 are vulnerable to arbitrary code via crafted HTML document.

Published Jan 21, 2014 · Updated Sep 5, 2024 · Assigned by certcc

Description

MW6 Aztec, DataMatrix, and MaxiCode ActiveX controls before version 4.0 vulnerable to arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document. Latest versions (4.0) of MW6 Aztec, DataMatrix, and MaxiCode ActiveX controls have resolved the issue

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
MW6 Tech MW6 Aztec ActiveX Controls 0.0 – < 4.0 4.0
MW6 Tech MW6 DataMatrix ActiveX Controls 0.0 – < 4.0 4.0
MW6 Tech MW6 MaxiCode ActiveX Controls 0.0 – < 4.0 4.0

Public exploits

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