ghsa-8w5w-66j4-p452
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Published
2025-08-01 21:31
Modified
2025-08-01 21:31
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Details

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Synactis PDF In-The-Box ActiveX control (PDF_IN_1.ocx), specifically the ConnectToSynactis method. When a long string is passed to this method—intended to populate the ldCmdLine argument of a WinExec call—a strcpy operation overwrites a saved TRegistry class pointer on the stack. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user by enticing them to visit a malicious webpage that instantiates the vulnerable ActiveX control. The vulnerability was discovered via its use in third-party software such as Logic Print 2013.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2013-10057"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-08-01T21:15:27Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in\u00a0Synactis\u00a0PDF In-The-Box ActiveX control (PDF_IN_1.ocx), specifically the ConnectToSynactis method. When a long string is passed to this method\u2014intended to populate the ldCmdLine argument of a WinExec call\u2014a strcpy operation overwrites a saved TRegistry class pointer on the stack. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user by enticing them to visit a malicious webpage that instantiates the vulnerable ActiveX control. The vulnerability was discovered via its use in third-party software such as Logic Print 2013.",
  "id": "GHSA-8w5w-66j4-p452",
  "modified": "2025-08-01T21:31:07Z",
  "published": "2025-08-01T21:31:07Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-10057"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/synactis_connecttosynactis_bof.rb"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25835"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/35840/synactis-pdf-in-the-box-connecttosynactic-buffer-overflow"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.synactis.com/pdf-in-the-box.htm"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/synactis-pdf-in-the-box-connectosynactic-stack-based-buffer-overflow"
    }
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  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ]
}


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