Akamai Download Manager ActiveX control buffer overflow
| akamai-download-manager-bo (33697) |  High Risk |
Description:
Akamai Download Manager ActiveX control is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Download Manager ActiveX control. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site that passes malformed data to the vulnerable ActiveX control, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the victim's privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- Akamai, Akamai Download Manager prior to 2.2.10
- Microsoft, Windows Vista
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Akamai Download Manager (2.2.10 or later), available from the Akamia Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Akamai Web site, Akamai Download Manager ActiveX control at http://dlm.tools.akamai.com/tools/upgrade.html.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Apr 16 2007 - 15:08:10 CDT, Akamai Technologies Security Advisory 2007-0001 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-04/0478.html.
- iDefense Security Advisory 04.16.07, Akamai Download Manager ActiveX Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability at http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=514.
- BID-23522: Akamai Download Manager ActiveX Control Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-1892: Stack-based buffer overflow in Akamai Technologies Download Manager ActiveX Control (DownloadManagerV2.ocx) before 2.2.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different issue than CVE-2007-1891.
- OSVDB ID: 34324: Akamai Technologies Download Manager ActiveX Control (DownloadManagerV2.ocx) Unspecified Overflow
- SA24900: Akamai Download Manager ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1415: Akamai Download Manager ActiveX Control Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Apr 16, 2007
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