SwiftView Viewer 8.3.4 OCX ActiveX Control svocx.ocx memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in SwiftView Viewer 8.3.4. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library npsview.dll of the file svocx.ocx of the component OCX ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in SwiftView Viewer before 8.3.5, as used by SwiftView and SwiftSend, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors to the (1) svocx.ocx ActiveX control or the (2) npsview.dll plugin for Mozilla and Firefox.
The weakness was presented 10/02/2007 by Will Dormann with CERT/CC as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5602 since 10/21/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 30133 (SwiftView Viewer Plugin < 8.3.5 Buffer Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 8.3.4 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40119) and Tenable (30133).
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 30133
Nessus Name: SwiftView Viewer Plugin < 8.3.5 Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Viewer 8.3.4
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Sources
Advisory: kb.cert.orgResearcher: Will Dormann
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5602 (🔍)
X-Force: 40119
SecurityTracker: 1019287
Vulnerability Center: 17525 - SwiftView Viewer ActiveX Control and Netscape-style Plugin Allows Remote Code Execution and DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 27527 - SwiftView ActiveX Control and Browser Plugin Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 28724
OSVDB: 42836 - SwiftView Viewer ActiveX (svocx.ocx) Unspecified Overflows
Vupen: ADV-2008-0330
Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 13:43Updated: 08/04/2019 16:09
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (73), 08/04/2019 16:09 (8)
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