Microsoft Internet Explorer ADODB.Connection code execution
| ie-adodbconnection-code-execution (29837) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Internet Explorer could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, caused by an unspecified vulnerability in the ADODB.Connection ActiveX control. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a specially-crafted Web page, and persuading a victim to visit the page.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Data Access Components 2.5 sp3
- Microsoft, Data Access Components 2.7 sp1
- Microsoft, Data Access Components 2.8
- Microsoft, Data Access Components 2.8 sp1
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-009. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-009, Vulnerability in Microsoft Data Access Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (927779) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-009.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Response Center Blog, Friday, October 27, 2006 3:56 AM , ADODB.Connection POC Published. at http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/10/27/adodb-connection-poc-published.aspx.
- ASA-2007-082: MS07-009 Vulnerability in Microsoft Data Access Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (927779)
- BID-20704: Microsoft Internet Explorer ADODB.Connection Execute Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5559: The Execute method in the ADODB.Connection 2.7 and 2.8 ActiveX control objects (ADODB.Connection.2.7 and ADODB.Connection.2.8) in the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.5 SP3, 2.7 SP1, 2.8, and 2.8 SP1 does not properly track freed memory when the second argument is a BSTR, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain strings in the second and third arguments.
- OSVDB ID: 31882: Microsoft MDAC ADODB.Connection ActiveX Control Execute Method Remote Code Execution
- SA22452: Microsoft MDAC ADODB.Connection ActiveX Control Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1017127: Microsoft Data Access Components `ADODB.Connection` Execute Function Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#589272: ADODB.Connection ActiveX control memory corruption vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0578: Microsoft Data Access Components Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS07-009)
Reported:
Oct 24, 2006
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