Multiple insecure method vulnerabilities in the PDIControl.PDI.1 ActiveX control (PDIControl.dll) 2.2.3160.0 in EMC Captiva PixTools Distri…

published 2009-10-06 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3554

cvss: 9.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 5.7%; EPSS 5.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Multiple insecure method vulnerabilities in the PDIControl.PDI.1 ActiveX control (PDIControl.dll) 2.2.3160.0 in EMC Captiva PixTools Distributed Imaging 2.2 allow remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via the (1) SetLogFileName and (2) WriteToLog methods.

Timeline

2009-10-01 First public exploit (EDB-33263)
2009-10-06 Published

Exploit prediction

5.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-33263 EMC Captiva PixTools 2.2 Distributed Imaging - ActiveX Control Multiple Insecure Method Vulnerabilities remote, 2009-10-01
shinnai.net http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_17zVMhRhsRE6qC6DAj52.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36566 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

shinnai.net /xplits/TXT_17zVMhRhsRE6qC6DAj52.html
exploit, url-repurposed
securityfocus.com /bid/36566
vdb-entry, exploit
vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/2808
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/36896
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/53555
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2009-3573
NVD CVE-2009-3573

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Summary