Second Sight Software ActiveGS ActiveX Control activegs.ocx stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Second Sight Software ActiveGS. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file activegs.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-1690. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Second Sight Software ActiveGS (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function of the file activegs.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Second Sight Software ActiveGS ActiveX control (ActiveGS.ocx) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 04/18/2007 by Will Dormann with CERT/CC as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-1690 since 03/26/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 10978.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33759), Exploit-DB (3788), SecurityFocus (BID 23554†), OSVDB (34326†) and Secunia (SA24960†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-36282. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 10978

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03/26/2007 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-1690 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1690
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36281
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X-Force: 33759 - Second Sight ActiveGS ActiveX control slot buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 23554 - Second Sight Software Multiple ActiveX Controls Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24960 - Second Sight ActiveGS ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 34326 - Second Sight Software ActiveGS ActiveX control (ActiveGS.ocx) Unspecified Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2007-1454

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 11/25/2024 23:17
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (60), 10/19/2017 08:59 (10), 11/25/2024 23:17 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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