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Oracle JInitiator "beans.ocx" ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26644
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Release Date:
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2007-08-29
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Last Update:
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2008-01-18
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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: | Oracle JInitiator 1.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2007-4467 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
Will Dormann has reported some vulnerabilities in the Oracle JInitiator "beans.ocx" ActiveX control, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerabilities are caused due to errors within the Oracle JInitiator "beans.ocx" ActiveX control when handling certain unspecified initialization parameters. This can be exploited to cause stack-based buffer overflows by e.g. tricking a user into visiting a malicious website.
Successful exploitation may allow the execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerabilities are reported in version 1.1.8.3 through 1.1.8.25 of Oracle JInitiator. Other versions may also be affected.
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Solution:
Update to version 1.1.8.27.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Will Dormann, CERT/CC.
Changelog:
2007-09-13: Updated "Description", "Solution", and "Extended Solution" sections. Added link to additional information from Integrigy.
2008-01-18: Updated "Solution".
Original Advisory:
US-CERT VU#474433:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/474433
Other References:
http://www.integrigy.com/security-res...y-oracle-jinitiator-vulnerability.pdf
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