From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Mon Nov 05 2007 - 18:07:04 CST

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TITLE:
EDraw Flowchart ActiveX Control EDImage Control Insecure Method

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27462

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27462/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
Manipulation of data, System access

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
EDraw Flowchart ActiveX Control 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/16426/

DESCRIPTION:
shinnai has discovered a vulnerability in EDraw Flowchart ActiveX
Control, which can be exploited by malicious people to overwrite
arbitrary files and compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to the EDIMAGE.EDImageCtrl.1 ActiveX
control (EDImage.ocx) including the insecure "HttpDownloadFile()"
method. This can be exploited to download an arbitrary file to an
arbitrary location on a user's system.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.3. Other versions may
also be affected.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
shinnai

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_3kXDua0a0Tl5Vm5LU3ms.html

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