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Learn2 STRunner ActiveX Control Buffer Overflows

Secunia Advisory: SA29195  
Release Date: 2008-03-03

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

Software:Learn2 STRunner ActiveX Control

CVE reference:CVE-2007-6252 (Secunia mirror)

This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
- Companies can be alerted when a patch is released!


Description:
Will Dormann has reported some vulnerabilities in Learn2 STRunner ActiveX control, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerabilities are caused due to boundary errors in the STRunner ActiveX control (iestm32.dll) when handling certain properties or methods. These can be exploited to cause stack-based buffer overflows when a user is e.g. tricked into visiting a malicious website.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
Set the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Will Dormann, CERT/CC

Original Advisory:
US-CERT VU#524857:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/524857

Extended Solution:
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