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MySpace Uploader Control ActiveX Control Property Handling Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA28715
Release Date: 2008-01-31
Last Update: 2008-02-12
Popularity: 11,340 views

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

Software:MySpace Uploader Control 1.x

Binary Analysis: BA364 :: Available for 1 Credit

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-0659


Description:
Elazar Broad has discovered a vulnerability in MySpace Uploader Control, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the MySpace.Uploader.4.1 ActiveX control (MySpaceUploader.ocx) when handling strings assigned to certain properties (e.g. "Action", "ExtractIptc", and "ExtractExif"). This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by assigning an overly long (greater than 260 characters) string to the affected properties.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is confirmed in MySpaceUploader.ocx version 1.0.0.5 and reported in version 1.0.0.4. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 1.0.0.6.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Elazar Broad

Changelog:
2008-02-04: Updated "Description" section by adding additional affected properties.
2008-02-05: Updated "Solution" section.
2008-02-12: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059980.html

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