RETIRED: Mircrosoft Rich TextBox Control 'richtx32.ocx' ActiveX Insecure Method Vulnerability

BID:27201

Info

RETIRED: Mircrosoft Rich TextBox Control 'richtx32.ocx' ActiveX Insecure Method Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 27201
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-0237
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 09 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 12 2015 07:49PM
Credit: shinnai is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Microsoft Rich TextBox Control 6.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

RETIRED: Mircrosoft Rich TextBox Control 'richtx32.ocx' ActiveX Insecure Method Vulnerability

Mircrosoft Rich TextBox Control is prone to a vulnerability that allows attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary data with the privileges of the application using the control (typically Internet Explorer).

Successful exploits will compromise affected computers or cause denial-of-service conditions; other attacks are possible.

This issue affects 'richtx32.ocx' 6.1.97.82; other versions may also be affected.

NOTE: This BID is being retired because the issue is not exploitable. The ActiveX control is not marked 'Safe for Scripting'.

Exploit / POC

RETIRED: Mircrosoft Rich TextBox Control 'richtx32.ocx' ActiveX Insecure Method Vulnerability

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

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

RETIRED: Mircrosoft Rich TextBox Control 'richtx32.ocx' ActiveX Insecure Method 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

RETIRED: Mircrosoft Rich TextBox Control 'richtx32.ocx' ActiveX Insecure Method Vulnerability

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