Adobe Form Designer and Form Client multiple ActiveX controls buffer overflow
| adobe-multiple-activex-bo (41142) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Adobe Form Designer and Form Client ActiveX controls (FileDlg.dll and SvrCopy.dll) are vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page that passes overly long arguments, 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 APSB08-09 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Adobe Capture Designer 5.0 Web site: Adobe Form Client 5.0 patch 5.0.5990.2008.
- APSB08-09: Update available to resolve critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Form Designer 5.0 and Adobe Form Client 5.0 Components.
- BID-28210: Adobe Form Designer and Adobe Form Client Multiple Buffer-Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-6253: Multiple buffer overflows in Adobe Form Designer 5.0 and Form Client 5.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors in the (1) Adobe File Dialog Button (FileDlg.dll) and the (2) Adobe Copy to Server Object (SvrCopy.dll) ActiveX controls.
- SA29330: Adobe Form Designer/Form Client Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019601: Adobe Form Designer Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#362849: Adobe Form Designer and Advanced Form Client ActiveX controls contain multiple buffer overflows
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0863: Adobe Form Designer and Client Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Adobe Form Client 5.0
- Adobe Form Designer 5.0
Reported:
Mar 11, 2008
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