Baidu Soba Search Bar BaiduBar.DLL ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:25121

Info

Baidu Soba Search Bar BaiduBar.DLL ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 25121
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-4105
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 29 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:36PM
Credit: Cocoruder of Fortinet Security Research Team discovered this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Baidu Soba Search Bar 5.4
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Baidu Soba Search Bar BaiduBar.DLL ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

An ActiveX control installed with Baidu Soba search bar is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute hostile code on a victim's computer in the context of the vulnerable application using the ActiveX control (typically Internet Explorer). Successful exploits will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected user; other consequences are possible.

This issue affects Baidu Soba 5.4; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Baidu Soba Search Bar BaiduBar.DLL ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to view a maliciously crafted web page.

UPDATE (October 3, 2007): Further investigation indicates that this issue is being actively exploited in the wild.

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

Baidu Soba Search Bar BaiduBar.DLL ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution 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].

References

Baidu Soba Search Bar BaiduBar.DLL ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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