SmartCode VNC Manager ActiveX Control Scvncctrl.DLL Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	23869
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2007-2526
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 08 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:39PM
Credit:	shinnai is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	SmartCode VNC Manager 3.6
Not Vulnerable:

SmartCode VNC Manager ActiveX Control Scvncctrl.DLL Denial of Service Vulnerability

The SmartCode VNC Manager ActiveX control is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker may exploit this issue by enticing victims into opening a malicious webpage or HTML email that invokes the affected control.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions in Internet Explorer or other applications that use the vulnerable ActiveX control.

SmartCode VNC Manager 3.6 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.

SmartCode VNC Manager ActiveX Control Scvncctrl.DLL Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/SmartCode VNC Manager_ActiveX_DoS_Exp.txt

SmartCode VNC Manager ActiveX Control Scvncctrl.DLL Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

SmartCode VNC Manager ActiveX Control Scvncctrl.DLL Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 240797 (Microsoft)
  
• SmartCode VNC Manager 3.6 (scvncctrl.dll) Denial of service (shinnai)
  
• Vendor Homepage (SmartCode)