Cisco Webex Meeting Manager WebexUCFObject ActiveX control buffer overflow
| webex-webexucfobject-bo (44250) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Cisco WebexUCFObject ActiveX control (atucfobj.dll) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page that passes an overly long string to the NewObject() method, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system 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: | 7.3 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to cisco-sa-20080814-webex for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- cisco-sa-20080814-webex: Cisco Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Cisco WebEx Meeting Manager ActiveX Control.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Wed Aug 06 2008 - 12:20:02 CDT: Webex atucfobj Module ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
- WebEx Web site: WebEx Meeting Manager .
- BID-30578: WebEx Meeting Manager 'atucfobj.dll' ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3558: Stack-based buffer overflow in the WebexUCFObject ActiveX control in atucfobj.dll in Cisco WebEx Meeting Manager before 20.2008.2606.4919 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the NewObject method.
- SA31397: Webex Meeting Manager WebexUCFObject ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
- SECTRACK ID: 1020641: Webex Meeting Manager Buffer Overflow in ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#661827: Cisco WebEx Meeting Manager WebexUCFObject ActiveX Control stack buffer overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2319: Webex Meeting Manager ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco WebEx Meeting Manager 20.2008.2601.4928
Reported:
Aug 06, 2008
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