CVE-2004-2663

Summary

CVECVE-2004-2663
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe (1) SetDebugging and (2) RunEgatherer methods in IBM Access Support eGatherer ActiveX control 2.0.0.16 allow remote attackers to create files with arbitrary content, as demonstrated by creating a .hta file in a Startup folder.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Egatherer 2.0.0.16 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
'[Full-Disclosure] "IBM Access Support" (eGatherer) Activex Dangerous Methods Vulnerability' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
BeyondTrust | Privileged Access Management, Cyber Security, and Remote Access (formerly Bomgar) | BeyondTrust af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.eeye.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
'"IBM Access Support" (eGatherer) Activex Dangerous Methods Vulnerability' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
IBM EGatherer ActiveX Control Dangerous Method Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Secunia - Advisories - IBM Access Support ActiveX Controls Various Insecure Methods af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
www.osvdb.org/7090 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Resources | BeyondTrust af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 research.eeye.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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