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InstallShield InstallFromTheWeb Multiple Buffer Overflows
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24285
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Release Date:
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2007-02-23
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Popularity:
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5,070 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | InstallShield InstallFromTheWeb
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-0320
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Description:
Will Dormann has reported some vulnerabilities in InstallShield InstallFromTheWeb, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerabilities are caused due to unspecified errors within the "InstallFromTheWeb" ActiveX Control (iftw.dll) and the plugin for Netscape-style browsers (npiftw32.dll), which can be exploited to cause buffer overflows.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code by e.g. tricking a user into visiting a malicious website.
Solution:
Set the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control. Delete the npiftw32.dll.
Reportedly, the vendor does not support the product anymore.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Will Dormann, CERT/CC.
Original Advisory:
US-CERT VU#181041:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181041
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