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Sony CD First4Internet XCP Uninstallation ActiveX Control Vulnerability Advisory Available in Danish 

Secunia Advisory: SA17610  
Release Date: 2005-11-16
Last Update: 2005-11-17

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

Software:First4Internet XCP Content Management

This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
- Companies can be alerted when a patch is released!


Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in First4Internet XCP's uninstallation ActiveX control, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to the "CodeSupport.ocx" ActiveX control that is installed via Internet Explorer when the user un-installs the XCP DRM software by visiting the vendor's website. The ActiveX control is marked safe-for-scripting and supports several potentially dangerous methods like "RebootMachine", "InstallUpdate", and "IsAdministrator". This may be exploited to install arbitrary code on the user's system.

Successful exploitation requires that the user visits a malicious website.

The vulnerability is related to:
SA17408

Solution:
Remove the ActiveX control from the system if it is installed.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Muzzy, J. Alex Halderman, and Ed Felten.

Changelog:
2005-11-17: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.

Original Advisory:
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=927
http://hack.fi/~muzzy/sony-drm/

Other References:
SA17408:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17408/

US-CERT VU#312073:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/312073



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1 Related Secunia Security Advisories

1. Sony CD First4Internet XCP DRM Software Security Issue


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