BankTown ActiveX control SetBannerUrl() buffer overflow

banktown-setbannerurl-bo (26214) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

BankTown BtCxCtl20Com ActiveX control is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the 'SetBannerUrl()' method. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system, if the attacker could persuade a victim to visit a malicious Web site.


Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Contact the vendor to obtain a patch for this vulnerability. See Referneces.

References:

Platforms Affected:

  • Banktown BankTown 1.4.2.51817
  • Banktown BankTown 1.5.2.50209

Reported:

May 02, 2006

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