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IBM / Lenovo Access Support acpRunner ActiveX Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA26482
Release Date: 2007-08-15
Popularity: 5,005 views

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

Software:IBM Access Support ActiveX Control (acpRunner) 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-2928
CVE-2007-2929
CVE-2007-2240


Description:
Will Dormann has reported multiple vulnerabilities in the acpRunner ActiveX control, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

1) An unspecified format string error exists within the acpRunner (AcpController.dll) ActiveX control.

2) The acpRunner (AcpController.dll) ActiveX control does not properly verify the signature of downloaded packages.

3) The acpRunner (AcpController.dll) ActiveX control does not restrict potentially dangerous operations to certain domains.

The vulnerabilities can potentially be exploited to execute arbitrary code by e.g. tricking a user into visiting a malicious website.

Solution:
Apply Automated Solutions Fix Pack 1:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/sit...testyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-67649

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

Original Advisory:
IBM / Lenovo:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/sit...testyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-67649

US-CERT VU#426737:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/426737

US-CERT VU#599657:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/599657

US-CERT VU#570705:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/570705


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