Trend Micro OfficeScan Corporate Edition ATXCONSOLE.OCX format string
| officescan-atxconsole-format-string (29308) |  High Risk |
Description:
Trend Micro OfficeScan Corporate Edition could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a format string vulnerability in the ATXCONSOLE.OCX ActiveX Control. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially-crafted format string to the "name search" field in the Management Console's Remote Client Install which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the vulnerable system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 4.4 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of OfficeScan Corporate Edition (version 7.3 patch 1 or later), available from the Trend Micro Web site. See References.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sun Oct 01 2006 - 17:10:11 CDT: Layered Defense Advisory: TrendMicro OfficesScan Corporate Edition Format String Vulnerability.
- Trend Micro Web site: OfficeScan.
- BID-20284: Trend Micro OfficeScan ATXCONSOLE.OCX ActiveX Control Format String Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5157: Format string vulnerability in the ActiveX control (ATXCONSOLE.OCX) in TrendMicro OfficeScan Corporate Edition (OSCE) before 7.3 Patch 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string identifiers in the Management Consoles Remote Client Install name search.
- SA22224: OfficeScan Corporate Edition "ATXCONSOLE.OCX" Format String Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1016963: Trend Micro OfficeScan Corporate Edition Format String Flaw in `ATXCONSOLE.OCX` Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#788860: Trend Micro OfficeScan Management Console ActiveX control format string vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3870: Trend Micro OfficeScan ATXCONSOLE.OCX ActiveX Format String Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Trend Micro OfficeScan 7.3 Corporate
Reported:
Oct 01, 2006
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