HP Virtual Rooms Install HPVirtualRooms14 ActiveX control buffer overflow
| hpvirtualrooms-hpvirtualrooms14-activex-bo (39836) |  High Risk |
Description:
The HP Virtual Rooms Install HPVirtualRooms14 ActiveX control (HPVirtualRooms14.dll) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web page that passes an overly long string to the AuthenticationURL, PortalAPIURL, or cabroot property, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim or cause the victim's 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: | 6.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to HP Virtual Rooms for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:37:47 -0500: HP Virtual Rooms WebHPVCInstall Control Multiple Buffer Overflows.
- Hewlett-Packard Web site: HP Virtual Rooms.
- BID-27384: HP Virtual Rooms 'hpvirtualrooms14.dll' ActiveX Control Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-0437: Multiple buffer overflows in the WebHPVCInstall.HPVirtualRooms14 ActiveX control in HPVirtualRooms14.dll 1.0.0.100, as used in the installation process for HP Virtual Rooms, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) AuthenticationURL, (2) PortalAPIURL, or (3) cabroot property value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- SA28595: HP Virtual Rooms Install HPVirtualRooms14 Class ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0236: HP Virtual Rooms Install Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- HP Virtual Rooms 1.0.0.100
Reported:
Jan 22, 2008
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