DivX Web Player 'npUpload.dll' ActiveX Control Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	27106
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2008-0090
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 02 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:33PM
Credit:	shir discovered this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	DivX Inc. Divx Web Player 6.6
Not Vulnerable:

DivX Web Player 'npUpload.dll' ActiveX Control Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

DivX Web Player is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

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

This issue affects DivX Web Player 6.6; other versions may also be affected.

DivX Web Player 'npUpload.dll' ActiveX Control Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to view a malicious HTML page.

The following exploit code is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/27106.html

DivX Web Player 'npUpload.dll' ActiveX Control Remote 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].

DivX Web Player 'npUpload.dll' ActiveX Control Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• DivX Web Player Product Page (DivX Inc.)
  
• Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 240797 (Microsoft)