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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Oracle JInitiator (1.3.1.28 or later), available from the Oracle Web site. See References.
References:
- Intergrity White Paper, September 11, 2007: Oracle Jinitiator 1.1.8 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Analysis.
- Oracle Web site: Oracle JInitiator.
- 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.
- 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
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3007: Oracle JInitiator ActiveX Control Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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
Reported:
Aug 28, 2007
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