Vulnerability Note VU#789121

Microsoft Whale Intelligent Application Gateway Whale Client Components ActiveX control stack buffer overflows

Overview

The Microsoft Whale Intelligent Application Gateway Whale Client Components ActiveX control contains multiple stack buffer overflows, which can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

I. Description

Whale Communications Intelligent Application Gateway is an application that provides SSL VPN functionality. The Whale Client Components, which is provided by the file WhlMgr.dll, contains stack buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the CheckForUpdates() and UpdateComponents() methods. Note that Whale Communications is a subsidiary of Microsoft.

II. Impact

By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page or an HTML email message or attachment), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. The attacker could also cause the web browser to crash.

III. Solution

Apply an update

This issue is addressed in Service Pack 1 for both Whale Communications Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 3.6 and Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway 2007.

Disable the Whale Client Components ActiveX control in Internet Explorer



The vulnerable ActiveX control can be disabled in Internet Explorer by setting the kill bit for the following CLSID:

{8D9563A9-8D5F-459B-87F2-BA842255CB9A}

More information about how to set the kill bit is available in Microsoft Support Document 240797. Alternatively, the following text can be saved as a .REG file and imported to set the kill bit for this control:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{8D9563A9-8D5F-459B-87F2-BA842255CB9A}]
"Compatibility Flags"=dword:00000400

Please note that setting the kill bit will break the Intelligent Application Gateway functionality.

Disable ActiveX



Disabling ActiveX controls in the Internet Zone (or any zone used by an attacker) appears to prevent exploitation of this and other ActiveX vulnerabilities. Instructions for disabling ActiveX in the Internet Zone can be found in the "Securing Your Web Browser" document.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Microsoft Corporation	Vulnerable	2006-12-14	2009-05-27

References

http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/securing_browser/#Internet_Explorer

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd282918.aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240797

Credit

This vulnerability was reported by Will Dormann of CERT/CC.

This document was written by Will Dormann.

Other Information

Date Public:	2009-04-15
Date First Published:	2009-04-15
Date Last Updated:	2009-05-27
CERT Advisory:
CVE-ID(s):	CVE-2007-2238
NVD-ID(s):	CVE-2007-2238
US-CERT Technical Alerts:
Metric:	3.41
Document Revision:	16

Vulnerability Note VU#908801

Particle Software IntraLaunch Application Launcher ActiveX control fails to restrict access to dangerous methods

Overview

The Particle Software IntraLaunch Application Launcher ActiveX control allows arbitrary code execution.

I. Description

Particle Software IntraLaunch is an ActiveX control that "... allows web page links to execute anything from applications to associations such as Word or Acrobat PDF documents both locally and across a network without prompts or security warnings." The IntraLaunch ActiveX control, which is provided by IntraLaunch.ocx, is marked Safe for Scripting and by default is not restricted to any specific domain or Internet Explorer zone. This means that any web site has the ability to run arbitrary code on a system that has the control.

Note that a vendor may purchase a site-locked version of the IntraLaunch control, but by default the control is not restricted.

II. Impact

By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page or an HTML email message or attachment), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user.

III. Solution

We are currently unaware of a practical solution to this problem. Please consider the following workarounds:

Disable the IntraLaunch ActiveX control in Internet Explorer



The vulnerable ActiveX control can be disabled in Internet Explorer by setting the kill bit for the following CLSIDs:

{0AE533FE-B805-4FD6-8AE1-A619FBEE7A23}
{58FEBB79-70F5-48A6-9697-E91591DA3F8E}
{858B4F85-E945-4F0C-AF65-059E0AD9EEC0}

More information about how to set the kill bit is available in Microsoft Support Document 240797. Alternatively, the following text can be saved as a .REG file and imported to set the kill bit for this control:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{0AE533FE-B805-4FD6-8AE1-A619FBEE7A23}]
"Compatibility Flags"=dword:00000400

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{58FEBB79-70F5-48A6-9697-E91591DA3F8E}]
"Compatibility Flags"=dword:00000400

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{858B4F85-E945-4F0C-AF65-059E0AD9EEC0}]
"Compatibility Flags"=dword:00000400

Disable ActiveX



Disabling ActiveX controls in the Internet Zone (or any zone used by an attacker) appears to prevent exploitation of this and other ActiveX vulnerabilities. Instructions for disabling ActiveX in the Internet Zone can be found in the "Securing Your Web Browser" document.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
LDRA Software Technology	Vulnerable	2009-03-09	2009-04-06
Particle Software	Vulnerable	2009-02-13	2009-04-06

References

http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/securing_browser/

http://www.particlesoftware.com/en/index.html

http://www.particlesoftware.com/en/security.html

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240797

Credit

This vulnerability was reported by Will Dormann of the CERT/CC.

This document was written by Will Dormann.

Other Information

Date Public:	97-06-07
Date First Published:	2009-04-06
Date Last Updated:	2009-04-15
CERT Advisory:
CVE-ID(s):	CVE-2009-0218
NVD-ID(s):	CVE-2009-0218
US-CERT Technical Alerts:
Metric:	9.62
Document Revision:	15

Vulnerability Note VU#985449

SAP AG SAPgui EAI WebViewer3D ActiveX control stack buffer overflow

Overview

The Siemens Unigraphics Solutions Teamcenter Visualization EAI WebViewer3D ActiveX control, which comes with SAPgui, contains a stack buffer overflow. This may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

I. Description

SAP AG SAPgui includes an ActiveX control called EAI WebViewer3D, which is produced by Unigraphics Solutions, a division of Siemens. The EAI WebViewer3D ActiveX control, which is provided by webviewer3d.dll, contains a stack buffer overflow in the SaveViewToSessionFile() method. Although the ActiveX control is produced by Siemens, it is reported to only be used by SAP.

II. Impact

By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page or an HTML email message or attachment), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. The attacker could also cause the web browser to crash.

III. Solution

Apply an update

This issue is addressed with SAPgui 7.10 Patch Level 9. This update sets the kill bit for the vulnerable control, since it was not intended for use in Internet Explorer. Although the SAPgui 7.10 Patch Level 8 release notes indicate that the control is disabled via the kill bit, please note that the kill bit was not properly set until Patch Level 9. Please also consider the following workarounds:

Disable the EAI WebViewer3D ActiveX control in Internet Explorer



The vulnerable ActiveX control can be disabled in Internet Explorer by setting the kill bit for the following CLSID:

{AFBBE070-7340-11d2-AA6B-00E02924C34E}

More information about how to set the kill bit is available in Microsoft Support Document 240797. Alternatively, the following text can be saved as a .REG file and imported to set the kill bit for this control:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{AFBBE070-7340-11d2-AA6B-00E02924C34E}]
"Compatibility Flags"=dword:00000400

Disable ActiveX



Disabling ActiveX controls in the Internet Zone (or any zone used by an attacker) appears to prevent exploitation of this and other ActiveX vulnerabilities. Instructions for disabling ActiveX in the Internet Zone can be found in the "Securing Your Web Browser" document.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
SAP	Vulnerable	2008-07-21	2009-03-31
Siemens CERT	Vulnerable	2007-07-07	2009-02-16
Unigraphics Solutions	Vulnerable	2007-10-29	2009-02-16

References

http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/securing_browser/#Internet_Explorer

https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1153794

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240797

Credit

This vulnerability was reported by Will Dormann of the CERT/CC.

This document was written by Will Dormann.

Other Information

Date Public:	2009-03-31
Date First Published:	2009-03-31
Date Last Updated:	2009-04-13
CERT Advisory:
CVE-ID(s):	CVE-2007-4475
NVD-ID(s):	CVE-2007-4475
US-CERT Technical Alerts:
Metric:	10.48
Document Revision:	18

Vulnerability Note VU#461321

HP Virtual Rooms ActiveX control fails to restrict access to dangerous methods

Overview

The HP Virtual Rooms ActiveX control contains methods that can be used to download and execute arbitrary code from an arbitrary server.

I. Description

HP Virtual Rooms is software for online collaboration. HP Virtual Rooms requires Internet Explorer, as one of the components is an ActiveX control called HPVirtualRooms32, which is provided by the file HPVirtualRooms32.dll. The HPVirtualRooms32 ActiveX control contains dangerous methods, but does not place any restrictions on which web sites can use the control. These methods can be used to download and execute arbitrary code from an arbitrary server.

II. Impact

By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page or an HTML email message or attachment), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user.

III. Solution

Apply an update

This issue is addressed with the HP Virtual Rooms client 7.01. This update sets the kill bit for the vulnerable version of the ActiveX control, while providing an updated version with a different CLSID. Please see the HP Virtual Rooms 7.01 release notice for more details. This control is also disabled in Internet Explorer with the update for Microsoft Security Advisory (969898). Please also consider the following workarounds:

Disable the HPVirtualRooms32 ActiveX control in Internet Explorer



The vulnerable ActiveX control can be disabled in Internet Explorer by setting the kill bit for the following CLSID:

{00000032-9593-4264-8B29-930B3E4EDCCD}

More information about how to set the kill bit is available in Microsoft Support Document 240797. Alternatively, the following text can be saved as a .REG file and imported to set the kill bit for this control:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{00000032-9593-4264-8B29-930B3E4EDCCD}]
"Compatibility Flags"=dword:00000400

Disable ActiveX



Disabling ActiveX controls in the Internet Zone (or any zone used by an attacker) appears to prevent exploitation of this and other ActiveX vulnerabilities. Instructions for disabling ActiveX in the Internet Zone can be found in the "Securing Your Web Browser" document.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Hewlett-Packard Company	Vulnerable	2008-10-01	2009-06-09

References

http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/securing_browser/

http://h10076.www1.hp.com/education/hpvr/docs/HP_Virtual_Rooms_Client_Build_2722.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/969898.mspx

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33918

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501260

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240797

Credit

This vulnerability was reported by Will Dormann of the CERT/CC.

This document was written by Will Dormann.

Other Information

Date Public:	2009-02-24
Date First Published:	2009-02-26
Date Last Updated:	2009-06-09
CERT Advisory:
CVE-ID(s):	CVE-2009-0208
NVD-ID(s):	CVE-2009-0208
US-CERT Technical Alerts:
Metric:	8.51
Document Revision:	11

Vulnerability Note VU#194505

Symantec AppStream LaunchObj ActiveX control vulnerable to arbitrary code download and execution

Overview

The Symantec AppStream LaunchObj ActiveX control contains methods that can be used to download and execute arbitrary code.

I. Description

Symantec AppStream is an application deployment framework for Microsoft Windows. One of the components of the AppStream Windows Client is an ActiveX control that is provided by launcher.dll. This ActiveX control is marked Safe for Scripting in Internet Explorer and contains a number of unsafe methods, such as installAppMgr(), which can be used to download and execute arbitrary code.

II. Impact

By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page or an HTML email message or attachment), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user.

III. Solution

Apply an update

This issue is resolved in the Symantec AppStream Client 5.2.2 SP3 MP1. This version of the client software provides version 5.2.2.865 of the LaunchObj ActiveX control, which performs additional validation of downloaded files. Please see Symantec Advisory SYM09-001 for more details.

Disable the LaunchObj ActiveX control in Internet Explorer



The vulnerable ActiveX control can be disabled in Internet Explorer by setting the kill bit for the following CLSID:

{3356DB7C-58A7-11D4-AA5C-006097314BF8}

More information about how to set the kill bit is available in Microsoft Support Document 240797. Alternatively, the following text can be saved as a .REG file and imported to set the kill bit for this control:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{3356DB7C-58A7-11D4-AA5C-006097314BF8}]
"Compatibility Flags"=dword:00000400

Disable ActiveX



Disabling ActiveX controls in the Internet Zone (or any zone used by an attacker) appears to prevent exploitation of this and other ActiveX vulnerabilities. Instructions for disabling ActiveX in the Internet Zone can be found in the "Securing Your Web Browser" document.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Symantec, Inc.	Vulnerable	2008-10-17	2009-01-15

References

http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/securing_browser/

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2009.01.15.html

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240797

Credit

This vulnerability was reported by Will Dormann of the CERT/CC.

This document was written by Will Dormann.

Other Information

Date Public:	2009-01-15
Date First Published:	2009-01-15
Date Last Updated:	2009-01-15
CERT Advisory:
CVE-ID(s):	CVE-2008-4388
NVD-ID(s):	CVE-2008-4388
US-CERT Technical Alerts:
Metric:	5.68
Document Revision:	8