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Corel ActiveCGM Browser ActiveX Control Multiple Buffer Overflows
Secunia Advisory: SA25672
Release Date: 2007-06-14
Popularity: 5,263 views

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

Software:ActiveCGM 7.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-2921


Description:
Will Dormann has reported some vulnerabilities in ActiveCGM, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerabilities are caused due to boundary errors within the ActiveCGM Browser (acgm.dll) ActiveX control when handling certain properties or methods. These can be exploited to cause buffer overflows when a user visits a malicious website.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
Update to version 7.1.4.19.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Will Dormann, CERT/CC

Original Advisory:
US-CERT VU#983249:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/983249

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