InstallShield Update Service ActiveX control buffer overflow
| installshield-updateservice-bo (45248) |  High Risk |
Description:
The InstallShield Update Service ActiveX control is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page that passes an overly long argument to the ExecuteRemote() method within the isusweb.dll library, 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 Acresso Support Document: Q113020 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Acresso Support Document: Q113020: FLEXnet Connect 6.0 Security Patch.
- InstallShield Web site: The Update Service.
- BID-31235: InstallShield Update Service Agent ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2470: The InstallShield Update Service Agent ActiveX control in isusweb.dll allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and browser crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a call to ExecuteRemote with a URL that results in a 404 error response.
- US-CERT VU#630017: InstallShield Update Service Agent ActiveX control memory corruption
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2625: FLEXnet Connect InstallShield Update ActiveX Remote Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- InstallShield Software InstallShield Update Service
Reported:
Sep 18, 2008
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