JustSystems Ichitaro JSTARO4.OCX buffer overflow

justsystems-jstar04-bo (38130) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

JustSystems Ichitaro is vulnerable to multiple stack-based buffer overflows, caused by improper bounds checking by the JSTARO4.OCX object. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted Word document using a plug-in browser, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 6.8
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 5.5
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Unavailable
  Report Confidence: Uncorroborated

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Refer to the JUSTSYSTEMS Web site for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • FFRRA-20071025-1: 2007 JSTARO4.OCX.
  • FFRRA-20071025-2: 2007 JSTARO4.OCX.
  • JUSTSYSTEMS Web site: Ichitaro security renewal module. (Web site is inJapanese)
  • BID-26206: JustSystem Ichitaro JSTARO4.OCX and TJSVDA.DLL Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2007-5687: Multiple buffer overflows in the rich text processing functionality in JustSystems Ichitaro 2004 through 2007, 11 through 13, and other versions allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) pard field or (2) font name in the fcharset0 field, which is not properly handled in (a) JSTARO4.OCX; or (3) a long title, which is not properly handled by (b) TJSVDA.DLL.
  • SA27393: JustSystems Ichitaro Document Processing Multiple Buffer Overflows
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-3623: JustSystems Ichitaro Document Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • JustSystems Ichitaro 11
  • JustSystems Ichitaro 12
  • JustSystems Ichitaro 13
  • JustSystems Ichitaro 2004
  • JustSystems Ichitaro 2005
  • JustSystems Ichitaro 2006
  • JustSystems Ichitaro 2007
  • JustSystems Ichitaro for Linux
  • JustSystems Ichitaro Lite2
  • JustSystems Ichitaro viewer 4.x

Reported:

Oct 25, 2007

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