LinkedIn Internet Explorer Toolbar Search buffer overflow
| linkedin-ietoolbar-search-bo (35578) |  High Risk |
Description:
The LinkedIn Internet Explorer Toolbar is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Toolbar LinkedInIEToolbar.dll library's Search function. By persuading a victim to view a specially-crafted Web page, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.6 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 4.5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of LinkedIn Internet Explorer Toolbar (3.0 or later), available from the VDA Lab Web site. See References.
References:
- LinkedIn Internet Explorer Toolbar Web site: LinkedIn: Internet Explorer Toolbar FAQ.
- VDA Lab Web site: LinkedIn Toolbar Remote (Client side) Exploit.
- BID-25032: LinkedIn Browser Toolbar ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3955: Buffer overflow in the IEToolbar.IEContextMenu.1 ActiveX control in LinkedInIEToolbar.dll in the LinkedIn Toolbar 3.0.2.1098 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long second argument (varBrowser argument) to the search method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- SA26181: LinkedIn Internet Explorer Toolbar IEContextMenu ActiveX Control Code Execution
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2620: LinkedIn IE Toolbar search() Method Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- LinkedIn Browser Toolbar 3.0.2.1098
Reported:
Jul 24, 2007
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