CVE-2013-10057
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Publication date: 2025-08-01

Last updated on: 2025-08-06

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description
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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Published
2025-08-01
Last Modified
2025-08-06
Generated
2026-05-06
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2025-08-01
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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synactis pdf_in-the-box *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-121 A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
CWE-94 The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is a stack-based buffer overflow in the Synactis PDF In-The-Box ActiveX control, specifically in the ConnectToSynactis method. When a long string is passed to this method, it causes a strcpy operation to overwrite a saved pointer on the stack, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a malicious webpage that uses the vulnerable ActiveX control.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

This vulnerability can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on your system with the privileges of the user running the vulnerable ActiveX control. This could lead to unauthorized actions, data compromise, or system control if a user visits a malicious webpage exploiting this flaw.


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