Panda ActiveScan AV Class ActiveX control buffer overflow
| panda-activescan-bo (43588) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Panda ActiveScan AV Class ActiveX control (as2guiie.dll) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page that passes an argument to the Update method, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the victim's browser to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Panda Software, Panda ActiveScan 2.0
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Panda ActiveScan (2.01.00 or later), available from the Panda Security Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sat Jul 05 2008 - 04:59:02 CDT, Panda ActiveScan 2.0 remote code execution at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-07/0046.html.
- Panda Security Web site, Panda ActiveScan 2.0 at http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/?.
- BID-30086: Panda ActiveScan Remote Buffer Overflow and Arbitrary CAB File Installation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-3155: Stack-based buffer overflow in the ActiveX control (as2guiie.dll) in Panda ActiveScan before 1.02.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the Update method.
- SA30841: Panda ActiveScan Two Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1020432: Panda ActiveScan Update Function Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Install CAB Files
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2008: Panda ActiveScan Buffer Overflow and File Download Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 04, 2008
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