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CVE-2013-6040 json

MW6 Aztec, DataMatrix, and MaxiCode ActiveX controls versions before 4.0 are vulnerable to arbitrary code via crafted HTML document.

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-5870

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.4%
EPSS 7.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
3
Exploit-DB

Summary

MW6 Aztec, DataMatrix, and MaxiCode ActiveX controls before version 4.0 vulnerable to arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document. Latest versions (4.0) of MW6 Aztec, DataMatrix, and MaxiCode ActiveX controls have resolved the issue

Patch / fix

  • MW6 Tech MW6 Aztec ActiveX Controls 4.0
  • MW6 Tech MW6 DataMatrix ActiveX Controls 4.0
  • MW6 Tech MW6 MaxiCode ActiveX Controls 4.0

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-31178)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

7.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-31178 MW6 Technologies MaxiCode - ActiveX 'Data' Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2014-01-24
  • EDB-31177 MW6 Technologies Datamatrix - ActiveX 'Data' Buffer Overflow dos, 2014-01-24
  • EDB-31176 MW6 Technologies Aztec - ActiveX 'Data' Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2014-01-24

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • MW6 Tech MW6 Aztec ActiveX Controls
  • MW6 Tech MW6 DataMatrix ActiveX Controls
  • MW6 Tech MW6 MaxiCode ActiveX Controls

References

Sources

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