IDAutomation Linear Barcode IDAutomationLinear6.dll ActiveX control buffer overflow

idautomation-idautomationlinear6-bo (34263) The risk level is classified as HighHigh 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.

Platforms Affected:

  • IDAutomation.com, IDAutomation Linear Barcode 1.6.0.5 and prior

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of IDAutomation Linear Barcode, available to registered users from the IDAutomation Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

Reported:

May 13, 2007

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