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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801098 |
Category: | Buffer overflow |
Title: | CA eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware 'ppctl.dll' ActiveX Control BOF Vulnerability |
Summary: | This host is installed with CA eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware and; is prone to Buffer Overflow vulnerability. |
Description: | Summary: This host is installed with CA eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware and is prone to Buffer Overflow vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: A Stack-based buffer overflow error in ActiveX control in 'ppctl.dll', which can be caused by persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page that passes an overly long string argument to the 'Initialize()' method. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation could allow execution of arbitrary code, and cause the victim's browser to crash. Affected Software/OS: CA eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware Solution: No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one. CVSS Score: 9.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Cross-Ref: |
BugTraq ID: 37133 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-4225 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37133 http://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/vulnerability/ca.etrust.pestpatrol.ppctl.dll.activex.access.html http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7167/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/etrust_pestscan.rb XForce ISS Database: ca-etrust-activex-bo(54458) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54458 |
Copyright | Copyright (c) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH |
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