British Telecommunications Business and Consumer webhelper ActiveX control buffer overflow
| british-btwebcontrol-bo (34589) |  High Risk |
Description:
The British Telecommunications Business Connect and Consumer webhelper (tbconnectwebcontrol.dll and btwebcontrol.dll) ActiveX controls are vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the user 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: | 5.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
For Business Connect webhelper:
Upgrade to the latest version (1.0.0.7 or later), available from the British Telecommunications Web site. See References.
For Consumer webhelper:
Upgrade to the latest version (2.0.0.8 or later), available from the British Telecommunications Web site. See References.
References:
- British Telecommunications Web site: Broadband Internet, mobile and fixed telecommunications products and service from BT.
- BID-24216: British Telecommunications Webhelper Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- BID-24219: British Telecommunications Consumer Webhelper Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-2982: Multiple buffer overflows in the British Telecommunications Business Connect webhelper ActiveX control before 1.0.0.7 in btbconnectwebcontrol.dll allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2007-2983: Multiple buffer overflows in the British Telecommunications Consumer webhelper ActiveX control before 2.0.0.8 in btwebcontrol.dll allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- SA25472: British Telecommunications webhelper ActiveX Controls Vulnerabilities
- US-CERT VU#210257: British Telecommunications Business Connect webhelper ActiveX control buffer overflows
- US-CERT VU#686249: British Telecommunications Consumer webhelper ActiveX control buffer overflows
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1979: British Telecommunications ActiveX Controls Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- British Telecommunications Business Connect webhelper prior to 1.0.0.7
- British Telecommunications Consumer webhelper prior to 2.0.0.8
Reported:
May 29, 2007
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