AtHoc Toolbar skin name buffer overflow
| athoc-toolbar-bo (17627) |  High Risk |
Description:
AtHoc Toolbar is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. By suppling a long 'skin name' to the SetSkin function, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious Web page and hosting it on a Web site or sending it to the victim in an HTML email.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Reportedly, AtHoc distributed an updated toolbar containing the fix to its customers.
References:
- AtHoc Web site: AtHoc Toolbar¿Overview and Benefits.
- NGSSoftware Insight Security Research Advisory #NISR19012005c: Multiple Vulnerabilities in the AtHoc Toolbar For MSIE.
- VulnWatch Mailing List, Wed Oct 06 2004 - 11:55:11 CDT: Patch available for high risk flaws in the AtHoc Toolbar.
- BID-11341: AtHoc ToolBar Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-0187: Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetSkin function in AtHoc toolbar allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long skin name.
Platforms Affected:
- AtHoc AtHoc Toolbar
Reported:
Oct 06, 2004
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