EDraw Office Viewer Component ActiveX control (officeviewer.ocx) FtpDownloadFile() buffer overflow
| edraw-viewer-ftpdownloadfile-bo (36879) |  High Risk |
Description:
The EDraw Office Viewer Component ActiveX control (officeviewer.ocx) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the FtpDownloadFile() function. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 7.3 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of EDraw Office Viewer Component (5.3.288.1 or later), available from the 5.3.288.1 Web site. See References.
References:
- EDraw Office Viewer Component Web site: EDraw Office Viewer Component 5.3 Released.
- EDraw Office Viewer Component Web site: Web Office - Create Office Online Application with Office OCX, Free Download.
- BID-25892: EDraw Office Viewer Component FtpDownloadFile ActiveX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5257: Stack-based buffer overflow in the EDraw.OfficeViewer ActiveX control in officeviewer.ocx in EDraw Office Viewer Component 5.3.220.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long strings in the first and second arguments to the FtpDownloadFile method, a different vector than CVE-2007-4821 and CVE-2007-3169.
- SA27017: EDraw Office Viewer Component ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3329: EDraw Office Viewer Component FtpDownloadFile() Buffer Overflow Issue
Platforms Affected:
- Office OCX EDraw Office Viewer Component ActiveX 5.3
Reported:
Oct 01, 2007
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