Gracenote CDDBControl ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow in Processing Proxy Control Parameters Permits Remote Code Execution
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017937 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1017937
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-0443
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Apr 19 2007
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Gracenote's CDDBControl ActiveX Control. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a buffer overflow in the ActiveX control and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Specially crafted Proxy configuration parameter values can trigger the overflow.
The vendor was notified on September 1, 2006.
TippingPoint reported this vulnerability.
The original advisory is available at:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-021.html
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Impact:
A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fixed development kit.
The GraceNote advisory is available at:
http://www.gracenote.com/corporate/FAQs.html/faqset=update/page=0
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Vendor URL: www.gracenote.com/corporate/FAQs.html/faqset=update/page=0 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:25:36 -0400
Subject: GraceNote CDDBControl ActiveX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-021.html
CVE-2007-0443
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