Executive Summary
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Title | Microsoft Whale Intelligent Application Gateway Whale Client Components ActiveX control stack buffer overflows |
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Name | VU#789121 | First vendor Publication | 2009-04-15 |
Vendor | VU-CERT | Last vendor Modification | 2009-05-27 |
Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | M |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
Vulnerability Note VU#789121Microsoft Whale Intelligent Application Gateway Whale Client Components ActiveX control stack buffer overflowsOverviewThe Microsoft Whale Intelligent Application Gateway Whale Client Components ActiveX control contains multiple stack buffer overflows, which can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.I. DescriptionWhale Communications Intelligent Application Gateway is an application that provides SSL VPN functionality. The Whale Client Components, which is provided by the file WhlMgr.dll, contains stack buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the CheckForUpdates() and UpdateComponents() methods. Note that Whale Communications is a subsidiary of Microsoft.II. ImpactBy convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page or an HTML email message or attachment), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. The attacker could also cause the web browser to crash.III. SolutionApply an updateThis issue is addressed in Service Pack 1 for both Whale Communications Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 3.6 and Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway 2007.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerActiveX Compatibility{8D9563A9-8D5F-459B-87F2-BA842255CB9A}] "Compatibility Flags"=dword:00000400 Disable ActiveX Disabling ActiveX controls in the Internet Zone (or any zone used by an attacker) appears to prevent exploitation of this and other ActiveX vulnerabilities. Instructions for disabling ActiveX in the Internet Zone can be found in the "Securing Your Web Browser" document. Systems Affected
Referenceshttp://www.cert.org/tech_tips/securing_browser/#Internet_Explorer This vulnerability was reported by Will Dormann of CERT/CC. This document was written by Will Dormann.
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Original Source
Url : http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/789121 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
% | Id | Name |
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100 % | CWE-119 | Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Type | Description | Count |
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Application | 1 |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
Id | Description |
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53933 | Microsoft Whale Client Components ActiveX (WhlMgr.dll) Multiple Method Overflow A buffer overflow exists in Whale Client Components. WhlMgr.dll fails to validate data passed to the CheckForUpdates() and UpdateComponents() methods resulting in a stack overflow. With a specially crafted website, a context dependent attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity. |
Snort® IPS/IDS
Date | Description |
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2014-01-10 | Whale Client Components ActiveX ProgID access RuleID : 18491 - Revision : 9 - Type : BROWSER-PLUGINS |
2014-01-10 | Whale Client Components ActiveX clsid access RuleID : 18490 - Revision : 9 - Type : BROWSER-PLUGINS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2009-05-11 | Name : The remote Windows host has an ActiveX control that is affected by multiple b... File : whale_client_activex_3_7_sp2_overflows.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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2014-02-17 12:08:10 |
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