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Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks 4 API ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

Secunia Advisory:

SA26566

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Release Date:

2007-12-11

Last Update:

2007-12-18

Popularity:

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Critical:

Highly critical

Impact:

System access

Where:

From remote

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

Software:

Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks 3.x
Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks 4.x
Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks 5.x

Binary Analysis:

BA294 :: Available for 1 Credit

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Solution:
Apply patch.
http://www.vantagelinguistics.com/downloads/awsecuritypatch.msi

MS07-069 sets the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Parvez Anwar

Changelog:
2007-12-12: Fixed typo in "Description" section.
2007-12-18: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
Vantage Linguistics:
http://www.vantagelinguistics.com/answerworks/release/

Other References:
MS07-069 (KB942615):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-069.mspx

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