Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 22, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-2169
CVE-2009-2169
Description
Insecure method vulnerability in the PDFVIEWER.PDFViewerCtrl.1 ActiveX control (pdfviewer.ocx) in Edraw PDF Viewer Component before 3.2.0.126 allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a URL argument to the FtpConnect argument and a target filename argument to the FtpDownloadFile method. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:edraw:pdf_viewer_component:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:edraw:pdf_viewer_component:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.2.0
- (no CPE)range: <3.2.0.126
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-06/0198.htmlnvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/35509nvdVendor Advisory
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