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Gracenote CDDBControl ActiveX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA22924
Release Date: 2007-04-20
Popularity: 5,850 views

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

Software:Gracenote CDDBControl ActiveX Control 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-0443


Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in GraceNote CDDBControl ActiveX Control, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the handling of certain unspecified proxy configuration parameters. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow when a user visits a malicious web site.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

Note: Other products that install this ActiveX control may also be affected.

Solution:
The vendor recommends users of other affected products to contact their respective vendors for an update.

The vendor has also provided the following program to allow users of other Gracenote-enabled products to update or disable the ActiveX control if a patch is not available.
http://www.gracenote.com/corporate/update/

Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered by Peter Vreugdenhil and reported via ZDI.

Original Advisory:
Gracenote:
http://www.gracenote.com/corporate/FAQs.html/faqset=update/page=0

ZDI:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-021.html


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