IBM eGatherer ActiveX RunEgatherer Function Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 22253

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has an ActiveX control that is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The Windows remote host contains the eGatherer ActiveX control, which is typically installed by default on IBM workstations and laptops and used for automatically locating drivers and updates on IBM / Lenovo support sites.

The version of this ActiveX control on the remote host reportedly contains a stack-based buffer overflow in the 'RunEgatherer' function.
Exploitation of this issue may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code subject to the user's privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.20.284.0 or later of the ActiveX control.

See Also

https://www.beyondtrust.com/resources/blog/research/

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Aug/448

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22253

File Name: egatherer_runegatherer_activex_overflow.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/21/2006

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/16/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/16/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4221

BID: 19554