IBM and Lenovo Access Support acpRunner ActiveX format string
| ibm-lenovo-acpcontroller-format-string (36033) |  High Risk |
Description:
The IBM and Lenovo Access Support acpRunner ActiveX control (AcpController.dll) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by an unspecified format string vulnerability. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the vulnerable system with the privileges of the victim or cause the victim's browser to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Lenovo, Access Support acpRunner ActiveX Control prior to 1.2.8.0
Remedy:
Apply the patch (Automated Solutions fix pack 1), available from the Lenovo Support & downloads Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Lenovo Support & downloads Web site, Access Support at http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-67649.
- BID-25311: Lenovo Inline Automated Solutions ActiveX Controls Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-2928: Format string vulnerability in the IBM Lenovo Access Support acpRunner ActiveX control, as distributed in acpcontroller.dll before 1.2.8.0 and possibly acpir.dll before 1.0.0.9 (Automated Solutions 1.0 before fix pack 1), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in unknown data.
- SA26482: IBM / Lenovo Access Support acpRunner ActiveX Multiple Vulnerabilities
- US-CERT VU#599657: IBM and Lenovo Access Support acpRunner ActiveX control format string vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2882: IBM Access Support ActiveX Control Code Execution and Security Bypass Issues
Reported:
Aug 14, 2007
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