Detections
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Microsoft Whale Client Components ActiveX (WhlMgr.dll) Multiple Method Overflows
high Nessus Plugin ID 38734
Synopsis
The remote Windows host has an ActiveX control that is affected by multiple buffer overflows.Description
The version of the Whale Client Components ActiveX control, a component of Microsoft Whale Intelligent Application Gateway product and installed on the remote Windows host, reportedly contains multiple stack-based buffer overflows that can be triggered using long arguments to the 'CheckForUpdates' and 'UpdateComponents' methods. If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into viewing a specially crafted HTML document, he can leverage these issues to execute arbitrary code on the affected system subject to the user's privileges.Solution
Upgrade to Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway 3.7 SP2 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 38734
File Name: whale_client_activex_3_7_sp2_overflows.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 5/11/2009
Updated: 8/6/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Exploitable With
CANVAS (D2ExploitPack)
Metasploit (Microsoft Whale Intelligent Application Gateway ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-2238
BID: 34532