34323 : Akamai Technologies Download Manager ActiveX Control (DownloadManagerV2.ocx) GetPrivateProfileSectionW Function Overflow
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Last Modified
about 1 year ago

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100%

Disclosure
Apr 16, 2007

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Keywords

 No Keywords

Description

 A remote overflow exists in the Download Manager Active X Control. The 'GetPrivateProfileSectionW()' function gets passed the wrong value for its 'nSize' parameter for wide characters, resulting in a stack overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can execute arbitrary code in the trust relationship between the client and the browser, resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Upgrade to version 2.2.1.0 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
Akamai Technologies
Watch-list
Download Manager ActiveX Control
Watch-list
 2.0.4.4

References

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Credit
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Blogs

Provided by Technorati

2007/08/15 02:45:00 | IE7 Cumulative Update August 2007 – further information

from: Spyware Sucks

IE7 Cumulative Update August 2007 – further information MS07-045 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (937143) ... . These are: CVE-2007-1891, CVE-2007-1892/BID 23522 - Akamai Technologies Download Manager. BID 25311

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