Oracle JInitiator beans.ocx ActiveX control buffer overflow
| oracle-jinitiator-beans-bo (36310) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Oracle JInitiator ActiveX control (beans.ocx) is vulnerable to multiple stack-based 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 victim.
Platforms Affected:
- Oracle, Jinitiator 1.1.5
- Oracle, Jinitiator 1.1.7
- Oracle, Jinitiator 1.1.8.16
- Oracle, Jinitiator 1.1.8.25
- Oracle, Jinitiator 1.1.8.3
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Oracle JInitiator (1.3.1.28 or later), available from the Oracle Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Intergrity White Paper, September 11, 2007, Oracle Jinitiator 1.1.8 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Analysis at http://www.integrigy.com/security-resources/analysis/integrigy-oracle-jinitiator-vulnerability.pdf.
- Oracle Web site, Oracle JInitiator at http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/developer/htdocs/jinit.htm.
- BID-25473: Oracle JInitiator ActiveX Control Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-4467: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Oracle JInitiator ActiveX control (beans.ocx) 1.1.8.16 and earlier, as used by Oracle Forms applications from Oracle and third parties, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified initialization parameters. NOTE: it was later reported that 1.1.8.3 through 1.1.8.25, and probably 1.1.5.x and 1.1.7.x, are affected.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3007: Oracle JInitiator ActiveX Control Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- SA26644: Oracle JInitiator "beans.ocx" ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018618: Oracle JInitiator ActiveX Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#474433: Oracle JInitiator ActiveX control stack buffer overflows
Reported:
Aug 28, 2007
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