Macrovision FLEXnet Connect 6.0 ActiveX Control agent.exe privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Macrovision FLEXnet Connect 6.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file agent.exe of the component ActiveX Control. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-0328. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Macrovision FLEXnet Connect 6.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file agent.exe of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The DWUpdateService ActiveX control in the agent (agent.exe) in Macrovision FLEXnet Connect 6.0 and Update Service 3.x to 5.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) the Execute method, and obtain the exit status using (2) the GetExitCode method.

The bug was discovered 05/31/2007. The weakness was disclosed 05/31/2007 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-0328 since 01/17/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25371 (Macrovision FLEXnet DWUpdateService ActiveX (agent.exe) Multiple Method Arbitrary Command Execution), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116069 (BlackBerry Desktop Software FLEXNet ActiveX Remote Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34660), Tenable (25371), SecurityFocus (BID 24265†), OSVDB (36896†) and Secunia (SA25501†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 25371
Nessus Name: Macrovision FLEXnet DWUpdateService ActiveX (agent.exe) Multiple Method Arbitrary Command Execution
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0328 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0328
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37052
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X-Force: 34660
SecurityFocus: 24265
Secunia: 25501
OSVDB: 36896 - Macrovision FLEXnet DWUpdateService ActiveX (agent.exe) Multiple Method Arbitrary Command Execution
Vulnerability Center: 15287 - Macrovision FLEXnet Connect and Update Service DWUpdateService ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2017

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 06/14/2025 15:26
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (69), 07/20/2019 12:07 (3), 11/25/2024 20:43 (17), 06/14/2025 15:26 (2)
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