Description: rgod has discovered a vulnerability in GOM Player, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the GomWebCtrl.GomManager.1 ActiveX control (GomWeb3.dll) when handling the "OpenURL()" method. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by passing an overly-long (greater than 500 bytes) argument to the affected method.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.1.6.3499. Other versions may also be affected.
Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, scan using the Network Software Inspector.
Solution: Update to version 2.1.8.3682.
Provided and/or discovered by: rgod
Changelog: 2007-10-31: Updated "Solution" section.
2007-11-01: Updated "Solution" section and added additional link in "Original Advisory" section.
2007-11-02: Added CVE reference.
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