vendor:
Unknown
by:
milw0rm.com
9.3
CVSS
HIGH
Buffer Overflow
120
CWE
Product Name: Unknown
Affected Version From: Unknown
Affected Version To: Unknown
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2008-2799
CPE: 72B15B25-2EC8-4CDD-B284-C89A5F8E8D5F
Metasploit:
https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/centos_linux-cesa-2008-0616/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/mozilla-thunderbird-cve-2008-2799/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/gentoo-linux-cve-2008-2799/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/suse-cve-2008-2799/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/linuxrpm-RHSA-2008-0569/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/linuxrpm-RHSA-2008-0549/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/mfsa2008-21-cve-2008-2799/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/windows-mozilla-multiple-vulns-2008-15/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/mozilla-seamonkey-cve-2008-2799/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/centos_linux-cve-2008-2799/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/linuxrpm-RHSA-2008-0547/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/linuxrpm-RHSA-2008-0616/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/centos_linux-cesa-2008-0547/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/centos_linux-cesa-2008-0549/
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Windows
2008
milw0rm.com [2008-07-17]
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the StartURL() method of the ActiveX control '72B15B25-2EC8-4CDD-B284-C89A5F8E8D5F' when a long string is passed as an argument. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a malicious web page.
Mitigation:
Upgrade to the latest version of the ActiveX control.