Alice Messenger ActiveX Control Registry Key Manipulation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	25516
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:	CVE-2007-4740
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 31 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:35PM
Credit:	rgod is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable:	Alice Messenger 1
Not Vulnerable:

Alice Messenger ActiveX Control Registry Key Manipulation Vulnerability

Alice Messenger ActiveX control is prone to a registry-key-manipulation vulnerability.

Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to remotely edit arbitrary registry keys of unsuspecting users.

Alice Messenger 1 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.

Alice Messenger ActiveX Control Registry Key Manipulation Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to access a malicious webpage.

The following exploit is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/25516.html

Alice Messenger ActiveX Control Registry Key Manipulation 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].

Alice Messenger ActiveX Control Registry Key Manipulation Vulnerability

References:

• Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 240797 (Microsoft)
  
• Vendor Homepage (Alice)
  
• elecom Italy Alice Messenger Hp.Revolution.RegistryManager.dll (v.1) remote arbi (rgod)