Callisto PhotoParade Player PhPinfo ActiveX control buffer overflow
| photoparade-phpinfo-bo (36588) |  High Risk |
Description:
Callisto PhotoParade Player is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the PhPinfo ActiveX control (PhPCtrl.dll). By persuading a victim to view a specially-crafted Web page or HTML email with a malicious FileVersionOf property, 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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 7.5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- Callisto PhotoParade Player Web site: PhotoParade: easily turn your digital photos into slideshows and screen savers.
- BID-25654: Callisto PhotoParade Player PhPInfo ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-1688: Buffer overflow in the PhPInfo ActiveX control in PhPCtrl.dll in Callisto PhotoParade Player allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the FileVersionof property.
- SA26789: Callisto PhotoParade Player PhPInfo ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
- US-CERT VU#171449: Callisto PhotoParade Player PhPInfo ActiveX control buffer overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3138: Callisto PhotoParade Player PhPInfo ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Callisto Corporation Callisto PhotoParade Player ActiveX
Reported:
Sep 12, 2007
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