Symantec Automated Support Assistant Active X Control Stack Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1016988
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1016988
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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-5403
, CVE-2006-5404
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Jun 3 2008
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Original Entry Date: Oct 5 2006
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Symantec Advisory
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Symantec Automated Support Assistant. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a stack overflow in an ActiveX
control and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
The ActiveX
control can only be scripted in certain domains, so the remote user must spoof one of those domains to deliver the specially crafted
code.
Symantec Automated Support Assistant is included in other Symantec consumer products. Symantec Corporate and Enterprise
products are not affected.
Next Generation Security Research discovered this vulnerability.
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Impact: A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fix, available via LiveUpdate.
The Symantec advisory is available at:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.05.html
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Vendor URL: securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.05.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:24:41 -0400
Subject: Symantec Automated Support Assistant: Vulnerabilities in Support Tool ActiveX Control
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http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.05.html
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