CR64Loader ActiveX buffer overflow
| cr64loader-activex-bo (28735) |  High Risk |
Description:
CR64Loader is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of HTML documents. By sending a specially-crafted HTML document, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim or cause Internet Explorer to crash, if the attacker could convince the victim to open a malicious file or visit a Web site controlled by the attacker.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.6 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to the Microsoft KB240797 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Microsoft Corporation Web site: Microsoft KB240797.
- retro64 Web site: Computer Games to Download.
- BID-19810: Retro64 CR64Loader ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4555: Buffer overflow in the Retro64 / Miniclip CR64Loader ActiveX control allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving an HTML document that references the CLSID of the control.
- SA21743: CR64Loader ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1016781: CR64Loader ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#649289: Retro64 / Miniclip CR64Loader ActiveX control buffer overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3434: Retro64 CR64Loader ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Command Execution Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Retro64 CR64Loader
Reported:
Sep 01, 2006
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