BlueSkyChat v2.ocx ActiveX control buffer overflow

blueskychat-v2-bo (35699) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

The BlueSkyChat ActiveX control, v2.ocx, is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page that passes an overly long string to the ConnecttoServer() method, 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.

Platforms Affected:

  • BlueSky, BlueSkychat 8.1.2.0 and prior

Remedy:

No remedy available as of August 16, 2008.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

Reported:

Jul 31, 2007

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