Second Sight Software ActiveMod ActiveX Control activemod.ocx stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Second Sight Software ActiveMod. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file activemod.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-1691. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Second Sight Software ActiveMod (affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown functionality of the file activemod.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Second Sight Software ActiveMod ActiveX control (ActiveMod.ocx) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 04/18/2007 by Will Dormann with CERT/CC as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-1691 since 03/26/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download 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 10982.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33757), Exploit-DB (3789), SecurityFocus (BID 23554†), OSVDB (34325†) and Secunia (SA24928†). The entry VDB-36281 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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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: 10982

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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-2007-1691 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1691
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36282
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X-Force: 33757 - Second Sight ActiveMod ActiveX control filename buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 23554 - Second Sight Software Multiple ActiveX Controls Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24928 - Second Sight ActiveMod ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 34325 - Second Sight Software ActiveMod ActiveX control (ActiveMod.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 (61), 10/17/2017 08:50 (9), 11/25/2024 23:17 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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