SigPlus Pro ActiveX control SigMessage() file overwrite
| sigplus-sigmessage-file-overwrite (65117) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The SigPlus Pro ActiveX control could allow a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page that passes an overly long argument to the SetLogFilePath() and SigMessage() insecure method, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 6.5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of SigPlus Pro ActiveX control (4.29 or later), available from the Topaz Systems Web site. See References.
References:
- Secunia Research 03/02/2011: SigPlus Pro ActiveX Control "SetLogFilePath()" Unsafe Method.
- Topaz Systems Web site: SigPlus Pro ActiveX.
- BID-46128: SigPlus Pro ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2011-0323: Topaz Systems SigPlus Pro ActiveX Control 3.95, and possibly other versions before 4.29, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by calling the exposed unsafe (1) SetLogFilePath and (2) SigMessage methods to create arbitrary files with arbitrary content.
- OSVDB ID: 72555: SigPlus Pro ActiveX Multiple Method Arbitrary File Creation
- SA42800: SigPlus Pro ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Topaz Systems Sigplus Pro ActiveX Control 3.95
Reported:
Feb 03, 2011
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