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TITLE:
GdPicture Light Imaging Toolkit ActiveX Control "SaveAsPDF()"
Insecure Method

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31898

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31898/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
GdPicture Light Imaging Toolkit 4.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20010/

DESCRIPTION:
EgiX has discovered a vulnerability in GdPicture Light Imaging
Toolkit, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to the GdPicture4S.Imaging ActiveX
control (gdpicture4s.ocx) including the insecure "SaveAsPDF()"
method. This can be exploited to overwrite arbitrary files on the
system in the context of the currently logged-on user.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is confirmed in gdpicture4s.ocx version 4.7.0.1
included in GdPicture Light Imaging Toolkit version 4.7.1. Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Set the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
EgiX

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/6638

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