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Newtone ImageKit ActiveX Control Unspecified Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA23286
Release Date: 2006-12-08
Popularity: 4,984 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:ImageKit 5.x
ImageKit 6.x
Photo Loader 3.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-3893


Description:
Will Dormann has reported a vulnerability in Newtone ImageKit, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the Newtone ImageKit ActiveX Control and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by e.g. tricking a user into visiting a malicious website.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in the following versions:
* Casio Photo Loader prior to version 3.01
* Newtone ImageKit 5 prior to Fix 30
* Newtone ImageKit 6 prior to Fix 41

Solution:
Update to the latest version.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Will Dormann

Original Advisory:
US-CERT VU#210697:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/210697

Other References:
JVN:
http://jvn.jp/cert/JVNVU%23210697/index.html


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