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CVE-2008-4923 (GCVE-0-2008-4923)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-04 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:31
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Summary
Multiple insecure method vulnerabilities in MW6 Technologies Aztec ActiveX control (AZTECLib.MW6Aztec, Aztec.dll) 3.0.0.1 allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname argument to the (1) SaveAsBMP and (2) SaveAsWMF methods.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6870 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://secunia.com/advisories/32425 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31974 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4561 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Date Public
2008-10-29 00:00
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