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TITLE:
Autodesk Design Review DWF Viewer ActiveX Control "SaveAs()" Insecure
Method

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31989

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31989/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Autodesk Design Review 9.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/18350/

DESCRIPTION:
bruiser has discovered a vulnerability in Autodesk Design Review,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's
system.

The vulnerability is caused due to the AdView.AdViewer.1 ActiveX
control (AdView.dll) including the insecure "SaveAs()" method. This
can be exploited to overwrite arbitrary files on the system in the
context of the currently logged-on user.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is confirmed in AdView.dll version 9.1.0.127
included in Autodesk Design Review 2009 Service Pack 1. Other
versions may also be affected.

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

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
bruiser, Nine Situations Group

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html

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