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.
History

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First Time appeared Synactis
Synactis all In The Box.ocx
Vendors & Products Synactis
Synactis all In The Box.ocx

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
Title Synactis PDF In-The-Box ConnectToSynactic Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
Weaknesses CWE-121
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2025-08-01T20:48:30.424Z

Updated: 2025-08-06T15:01:27.471Z

Reserved: 2025-08-01T16:01:22.919Z

Link: CVE-2013-10057

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-06T15:01:12.233Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-01T21:15:27.650

Modified: 2025-08-06T15:15:30.600

Link: CVE-2013-10057

cve-icon Redhat

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