Kingsoft Antivirus Online Update Module ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	28172
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-1307
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Mar 10 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:32PM
Credit:	void discovered this issue.
Vulnerable:	Kingsoft Kingsoft Antivirus 0
Not Vulnerable:

Kingsoft Antivirus Online Update Module ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Kingsoft Antivirus Online Update Module ActiveX control is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of an application running the control (typically Internet Explorer). Failed attacks will cause denial-of-service conditions.

Kingsoft Antivirus Online Update Module ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Kingsoft Antivirus Online Update Module ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

References:

• Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 240797 (Microsoft)
  
• Vendor Homepage (Beijing Kingsoft Corporation)