IDAutomation Linear Barcode IDAutomationLinear6.dll ActiveX control buffer overflow
| idautomation-idautomationlinear6-bo (34263) |  High Risk |
Description:
IDAutomation Linear Barcode is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the IDAutomationLinear6.dll ActiveX control. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page that passes an overly long argument to the SaveEnhWMF() method, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the victim's browser to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.8 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-Of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of IDAutomation Linear Barcode, available to registered users from the IDAutomation Web site. See References.
References:
- IDAutomation Web site: Barcode ActiveX Control & DLL.
- MoAxB #13: ID Automation Linear Barcode ActiveX Control (IDAutomationLinear6.dll) v. 1.6.0.5 DoS.
- BID-23954: ID Automation Linear Barcode IDAutomationLinear6.DLL ActiveX Control Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-2658: Unspecified vulnerability in the ID Automation Linear Barcode 1.6.0.5 ActiveX control in IDAutomationLinear6.dll allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long argument to the SaveEnhWMF method.
- SA25231: IDAutomation Linear Barcode ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1791: IDAutomation Linear Barcode ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- IDAutomation.com IDAutomation Linear Barcode 1.6.0.5 and prior
Reported:
May 13, 2007
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