Panda ActiveScan Activescan.1 ActiveX control code execution

pandaactivescan-activescan-code-execution (30319) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

The Panda ActiveScan ActiveX control (ActiveScan.1) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unspecified race condition in the Analizar method. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the victim's system, if the attacker could persuade the victim to visit a malicious Web site.

Platforms Affected:

  • Panda Software, Panda ActiveScan prior to 5.54.01

Remedy:

Apply the patch for this vulnerability, available from the Panda ActiveScan Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • Panda ActiveScan Web page, Panda ActiveScan - Free online antivirus to combat viruses, spyware and other Internet threats at http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/ActiveScan.htm.
  • BID-21132: Panda ActiveScan ActiveX Controls Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-5967: Race condition in Panda ActiveScan 5.53.00, and other versions before 5.54.01, allows remote attackers to cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to multiple invocations of the Analizar method in the ActiveScan.1 ActiveX control, which is not thread safe.
  • SA21763: Panda ActiveScan Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-4536: Panda ActiveScan Command Execution and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Reported:

Nov 16, 2006

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