Vulnerability Note VU#933353
Media Technology Group CDPass ActiveX control stack buffer overflows
Overview
The Media Technology Group CDPass ActiveX control contains several stack buffer overflows, which can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
Description
Media Technology Group CDPass is software that provides bonus content for music CDs and DVDs. CDPass is an ActiveX control, which is provided by the file CDPass.dll. The CDPass ActiveX control contains several stack buffer overflows. |
Impact
By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page or an HTML email message or attachment), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. The attacker could also cause the web browser to crash. |
Solution
Apply an update This issue has been addressed in the CDPass ActiveX control version 1,0,0,14. To update, close all Internet Explorer windows. Go to %windir%\downloaded program files . Right click on CDPass Class and select update. If the CDPass ActiveX control is not updated to version 1,0,0,14, please consider the following workarounds |
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{46C66BBD-E667-4dad-9682-58050E7C9FDC}] "Compatibility Flags"=dword:00000400 Disabling ActiveX controls in the Internet Zone (or any zone used by an attacker) appears to prevent exploitation of this and other ActiveX vulnerabilities. Instructions for disabling ActiveX in the Internet Zone can be found in the "Securing Your Web Browser" document. |
Systems Affected (Learn More)
Vendor | Status | Date Notified | Date Updated |
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Media Technology Group | Affected | 16 Nov 2006 | 29 May 2007 |
CVSS Metrics (Learn More)
Group | Score | Vector |
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Base | N/A | N/A |
Temporal | N/A | N/A |
Environmental | N/A | N/A |
References
- http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/securing_browser/#Internet_Explorer
- http://www.cdpass.com/home.html
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240797
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25471/
Credit
This vulnerability was reported by Will Dormann of CERT/CC.
This document was written by Will Dormann.
Other Information
- CVE IDs: Unknown
- Date Public: 29 May 2007
- Date First Published: 29 May 2007
- Date Last Updated: 31 May 2007
- Severity Metric: 1.46
- Document Revision: 8
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