# CVE-2008-2683: The BIDIB.BIDIBCtrl.1 ActiveX control in BIDIB.ocx 10.9.3.0 in Black Ice Barcode SDK 5.01 allows remote attackers to force the download and

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2008-06-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The BIDIB.BIDIBCtrl.1 ActiveX control in BIDIB.ocx 10.9.3.0 in Black Ice Barcode SDK 5.01 allows remote attackers to force the download and storage of arbitrary files by specifying the origin URL in the first argument to the DownloadImageFileURL method, and the local filename in the second argument. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/30548
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17415
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5750
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1768/references
- http://www.osvdb.org/46007
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42891
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8276
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8277
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17415
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17424
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/blackice_downloadimagefileurl.rb

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