Earth Resource Mapping NCSView ActiveX control buffer overflow
| earthresource-ncsview-bo (36497) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Earth Resource Mapping NCSView ActiveX control (NCSView.dll) included in the ECW JPEG 2000 Plug-in 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 victim's privileges or cause the browser to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- ER Mapper, ER Mapper ECW JPEG 2000 Plug-ins prior to 8.1
- ER Mapper, ER Mapping NCSView ActiveX control prior to 3.4.0.242
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of the NCSView ActiveX control (3.4.0.242 or later) included in the latest version of ECW JPEG 2000 Plug-in (8.1 or later), available from the ER Mapper Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- ER Mapper Web site, ER Mapper at http://www.ermapper.com/.
- BID-25584: Earth Resource Mapper NCSView ActiveX Control Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-4470: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Earth Resource Mapping NCSView ActiveX control before 3.4.0.242 in NCSView.dll, as distributed in ER Mapper ECW JPEG 2000 Plug-in before 8.1, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3093: ER Mapper Image Web Server ECW JPEG 2000 Plug-in Code Execution Issues
- SA26729: ER Mapper ECW JPEG 2000 Plug-ins NCSView ActiveX Control Buffer Overflows
- US-CERT VU#589188: Earth Resource Mapping NCSView ActiveX control stack buffer overflows
Reported:
Sep 06, 2007
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