Akamai Technologies Download Manager 2.2.0.0 ActiveX Control downloadmanagerv2.ocx getprivateprofilesectionw nSize stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Akamai Technologies Download Manager. Affected by this issue is the function getprivateprofilesectionw of the file downloadmanagerv2.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. Executing a manipulation of the argument nSize can lead to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-1891. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Akamai Technologies Download Manager and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function getprivateprofilesectionw of the file downloadmanagerv2.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument nSize with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GetPrivateProfileSectionW function in Akamai Technologies Download Manager ActiveX Control (DownloadManagerV2.ocx) after 2.0.4.4 but before 2.2.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to misinterpretation of the nSize parameter as a byte count instead of a wide character count.

The bug was discovered 04/16/2007. The weakness was disclosed 04/16/2007 by McSlibin with Fortinet as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-1891 since 04/06/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details 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 25038 (Akamai Download Manager ActiveX Control < 2.2.1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 downloadmanagerv2.ocx) eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5343.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33697), Tenable (25038), SecurityFocus (BID 23522†), OSVDB (34323†) and Secunia (SA24900†). The entry VDB-36203 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 25038
Nessus Name: Akamai Download Manager ActiveX Control < 2.2.1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Download Manager downloadmanagerv2.ocx)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: McSlibin
Organization: Fortinet
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-1891 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1891
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36202
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X-Force: 33697
SecurityFocus: 23522 - Akamai Download Manager ActiveX Control Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24900
OSVDB: 34323 - Akamai Technologies Download Manager ActiveX Control (DownloadManagerV2.ocx) GetPrivateProfileSectionW Function Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1017925
Vulnerability Center: 14915 - Akamai Technologies Download Manager ActiveX Control Multiple Stack-Based Buffer Overflows, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1415

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 01/13/2025 00:36
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (83), 07/18/2019 10:38 (1), 01/13/2025 00:36 (17)
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