Microsoft Visual FoxPro FPOLE.OCX ActiveX control buffer overflow
| foxpro-fpole-activex-bo (36496) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Microsoft Visual FoxPro ActiveX control is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the FoxDoCmd function. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web page using Internet Explorer, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 5.01
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 6 SP1
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 6
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 7
- Microsoft, Visual FoxPro 6.0
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP2 Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP2 x64
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP2
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft, Windows Vista
- Microsoft, Windows Vista x64
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2 x64-Professional
- Microsoft, Windows XP x64-Professional
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.
— OR —
Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- IBM Internet Security Systems Protection Alert - Feb. 12, 2008, Microsoft Visual FoxPro FPOLE.OCX ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow at http://www.iss.net/threats/286.html.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-010, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (944533) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-010.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-024, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (947864) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-024.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-031, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (950759) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-031.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-045, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (953838) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-045.mspx.
- ASA-2008-069: MS08-010 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (944533)
- BID-25571: Microsoft Visual FoxPro FPOLE.OCX ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-4790: Stack-based buffer overflow in certain ActiveX controls in (1) FPOLE.OCX 6.0.8450.0 and (2) Foxtlib.ocx, as used in the Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 fpole 1.0 Type Library; and Internet Explorer 5.01, 6 SP1 and SP2, and 7; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the FoxDoCmd function.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0512: Microsoft Internet Explorer Command Execution Vulnerabilities (MS08-010)
- SECTRACK ID: 1019378: Microsoft Internet Explorer Buffer Overflow in Fox Pro ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Reported:
Sep 06, 2007
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