Lenovo Access Support prior 1.2.8.0 ActiveX Control acpcontroller.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lenovo Access Support. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library acpcontroller.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-2928. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lenovo Access Support. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function in the library acpcontroller.dll of the component 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Format string vulnerability in the IBM Lenovo Access Support acpRunner ActiveX control, as distributed in acpcontroller.dll before 1.2.8.0 and possibly acpir.dll before 1.0.0.9 (Automated Solutions 1.0 before fix pack 1), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in unknown data.

The bug was discovered 08/14/2007. The weakness was shared 08/15/2007 by Karl Lynn with Juniper Networks as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-2928 since 05/30/2007. 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 25883 (MS07-045: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (937143)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.2.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2852.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36033), Tenable (25883), SecurityFocus (BID 25311†), OSVDB (39553†) and Secunia (SA26482†). The entries VDB-3244, VDB-3245, VDB-38340 and VDB-38338 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 25883
Nessus Name: MS07-045: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (937143)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Access Support 1.2.8.0
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: lenovo.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Karl Lynn
Organization: Juniper Networks
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2928 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2928
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38339
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X-Force: 36033
SecurityFocus: 25311 - Lenovo Inline Automated Solutions ActiveX Controls Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26482
OSVDB: 39553 - CVE-2007-2928 - AcpRunner ActiveX - Format String Issue
Vulnerability Center: 15896 - IBM Lenovo Automated Solutions Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Execute Arbitrary Code, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2882

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 01/05/2025 15:50
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (76), 07/24/2019 09:16 (4), 07/21/2021 15:05 (3), 01/05/2025 15:50 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:EFD:103

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