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Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks 4 API ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26566
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Release Date:
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2007-12-11
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Last Update:
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2007-12-18
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Popularity:
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9,112 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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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks 3.x
Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks 4.x
Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks 5.x
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Binary Analysis:
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BA294 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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Description:
Parvez Anwar has discovered a vulnerability in Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the awApi4.AnswerWorks.1 (awApi4.dll) ActiveX control when handling arguments passed to certain methods (e.g. "GetHistory()", "GetSeedQuery()", "SetSeedQuery()"). This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by passing an overly long (greater than 215 bytes) argument to the affected methods.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code when a user e.g. is tricked into visiting a malicious website.
The vulnerability is confirmed in awApi4.dll version 4.0.0.42 and affects AnswerWorks versions 3.0.0.0 to 4.0.0.100, and 5.0.0.0 to 5.0.0.6.
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