InstallShield InstallFromTheWeb ActiveX Control Multiple Overflows

high Nessus Plugin ID 24700

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has an ActiveX control that is affected by multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities.

Description

InstallFromTheWeb (IFTW), a web-enabled software installation product from InstallShield, is installed on the remote host.

The version of InstallFromTheWeb on the remote host includes an ActiveX control that is reportedly affected by multiple and, as yet, unspecified buffer overflow vulnerabilities. If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into visiting a specially crafted web page, he can leverage these issues to execute arbitrary code on the host subject to the user's privileges.

Solution

Disable InstallFromTheWeb's ActiveX control as described in the US-CERT advisory referenced above.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 24700

File Name: iftw_activex_overflow.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/23/2007

Updated: 7/12/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/23/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0320

BID: 22672

CWE: 119

CERT: 181041