34315 : WinDVD IASystemInfo.dll ActiveX Control ApplicationType Property Overflow
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Last Modified

4 months ago

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Disclosure

Mar 21, 2007

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

A buffer overflow exists in WinDVD. The IASystemInfo.dll ActiveX control fails to validate data handled by the ApplicationType property resulting in a stack overflow. With a specially crafted website, a context-dependent attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Workaround
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Uncoordinated Disclosure

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades or patches to correct this issue. It is possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround: set the kill-bit on the IASystemInfo.dll ActiveX Control for the following CLSIDs:

{B727C210-2022-11D4-B2C6-0050DA1BD906}
{B727C212-2022-11D4-B2C6-0050DA1BD906}
{B727C217-2022-11D4-B2C6-0050DA1BD906}
{B727C219-2022-11D4-B2C6-0050DA1BD906}
{B727C21B-2022-11D4-B2C6-0050DA1BD906}
{B727C21D-2022-11D4-B2C6-0050DA1BD906}
{B727C220-2022-11D4-B2C6-0050DA1BD906}
{B727C222-2022-11D4-B2C6-0050DA1BD906}

See Microsoft KB article 240797 for more details.

Products

InterVideo
Watch-list
WinDVD
Watch-list
7

References

Credit

  • Carsten Eiram - Secunia Research

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-03-22 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_1 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

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