Microsoft VDT Database Designer VDT70.DLL ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
BID:24127
Info
Microsoft VDT Database Designer VDT70.DLL ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 24127 |
| Class: | Boundary Condition Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2007-2885 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | May 23 2007 12:00AM |
| Updated: | May 07 2015 05:37PM |
| Credit: | Dr.Pantagon is credited with the discovery of this issue. |
| Vulnerable: |
Microsoft Visual Database Tools Database Designer 7.0 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Microsoft VDT Database Designer VDT70.DLL ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Microsoft Visual Database Tools Database Designer ActiveX Control is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to handle overly long user-supplied strings.
Attackers can exploit this issue to crash Internet Explorer or other applications that use the vulnerable ActiveX control, resulting in denial-of-service conditions; arbitrary code execution is also possible.
NOTE: This issue was classified as a denial-of-service issue. Further information reveals that it is a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
Microsoft Visual Database Tools Database Designer ActiveX Control is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to handle overly long user-supplied strings.
Attackers can exploit this issue to crash Internet Explorer or other applications that use the vulnerable ActiveX control, resulting in denial-of-service conditions; arbitrary code execution is also possible.
NOTE: This issue was classified as a denial-of-service issue. Further information reveals that it is a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
Exploit / POC
Microsoft VDT Database Designer VDT70.DLL ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to access a malicious webpage.
The following exploit and proof-of-concept code are available:
To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to access a malicious webpage.
The following exploit and proof-of-concept code are available:
Solution / Fix
Microsoft VDT Database Designer VDT70.DLL ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow 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].
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].
References
Microsoft VDT Database Designer VDT70.DLL ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
References:
References:
- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 240797 (Microsoft)
- Visual Database Tools Homepage (Microsoft)