# CVE-2008-2684: The BIDIB.BIDIBCtrl.1 ActiveX control in BIDIB.ocx 10.9.3.0 in Black Ice Barcode SDK 5.01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- 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 execute arbitrary code via long strings in the two arguments to the DownloadImageFileURL method, which trigger memory corruption. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

## What to do

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42896
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30548
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29579
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5750
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1768/references

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