Multiple SupportSoft ActiveX control buffer overflows

supportsoft-activex-multiple-bo (32636) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Multiple SupportSoft Inc. ActiveX controls, which are included with multiple Symantec products, are vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page or open a specially-crafted HTML email, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the victim's browser to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the victim.

It has been reported that the vulnerable ActiveX controls are included in the following SupportSoft files:

tgctlins.dll
tgctlsi.dll
sdcnetcheck.dll
tgctlar.dll
tgctlch.dll
tgctlpr.dll
tgctlcm.dll
tglib.dll
tgctlidx.dll

*CVSS:

Base Score: 8
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: High
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: Complete
  Integrity Impact: Complete
  Availability Impact: Complete
 
Temporal Score: 5.9
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Refer to SupportSoft Security Advisory Notification 2006-01 for upgrade information.

For Symantec products:
Refer to SYM07-002 for upgrade or patch information. See References.

References:

  • iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 02.22.07: Multiple Vendor SupportSoft SmartIssue ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
  • SupportSoft Security Advisory Notification 2006-01: Vulnerability in ActiveX Controls Could allow a Remote Control Execution.
  • SupportSoft Web site: ActiveX Controls Security Update.
  • SYM07-002: Stack Overflow in Third-Party ActiveX Controls affects Multiple Vendor Products Including Some Symantec Consumer Products and Automated Support Assistant.
  • BID-22564: SupportSoft ActiveX Controls Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-6490: Multiple buffer overflows in the SupportSoft (1) SmartIssue (tgctlsi.dll) and (2) ScriptRunner (tgctlsr.dll) ActiveX controls, as used by Symantec Automated Support Assistant and Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2006, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML message.
  • SA24246: Symantec Multiple Products SupportSoft ActiveX Controls Buffer Overflow
  • SA24251: SupportSoft ActiveX Controls Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1017688: Symantec Automated Support Assistant Stack Overflow in 3rd Party ActiveX Controls Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • SECTRACK ID: 1017689: Symantec Norton System Works Stack Overflow in 3rd Party ActiveX Controls Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • SECTRACK ID: 1017690: Symantec Norton AntiVirus Stack Overflow in 3rd Party ActiveX Controls Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • SECTRACK ID: 1017691: Symantec Norton Internet Security Stack Overflow in 3rd Party ActiveX Controls Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • US-CERT VU#441785: SupportSoft ActiveX controls contain multiple buffer overflows
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-0703: SupportSoft Multiple ActiveX Control Arguments Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-0704: Symantec Products SupportSoft ActiveX Controls Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • SupportSoft SupportSoft SecureControls 5.6.x
  • SupportSoft SupportSoft SecureControls 6.5.x
  • Symantec Automated Support Assistant
  • Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2006
  • Symantec Norton Internet Security 2006
  • Symantec Norton System Works 2006

Reported:

Feb 22, 2007

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