Microsoft DirectX Media SDK DXSurface.LivePicture.FLashPix.1 (DXTLIPI.DLL) ActiveX control buffer overflow
| directx-dxtlipi-bo (35970) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft DirectX Media SDK is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by DXSurface.LivePicture.FLashPix.1(DXTLIPI.DLL) ActiveX control. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page that passes an overly long string to the "SourceUrl" property, 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: | 7.2 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of February 6, 2010.
References:
- Microsoft Corporation Web site: Microsoft DirectX Media SDK.
- BID-25279: Microsoft DirectX Media SDK DXTLIPI.DLL ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-4336: Buffer overflow in the Live Picture Corporation DXSurface.LivePicture.FlashPix.1 (DirectTransform FlashPix) ActiveX control in DXTLIPI.DLL 6.0.2.827, as packaged in Microsoft DirectX Media 6.0 SDK, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long SourceUrl property value.
- SA26426: Microsoft DirectX Media SDK FlashPix ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
- SECTRACK ID: 1018551: Microsoft DirectX Buffer Overflow in FlashPix ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#466601: Microsoft DirectX Media 6.0 Live Picture Corporation DirectTransform FlashPix ActiveX control buffer overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2857: Microsoft DirectX Media SDK SourceUrl Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft DirectX Media SDK 6.0
Reported:
Aug 13, 2007
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