Sina DLoader Class ActiveX Control 'DonwloadAndInstall' Method Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability

BID:30223

Info

Sina DLoader Class ActiveX Control 'DonwloadAndInstall' Method Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 30223
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-6442
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 14 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:27PM
Credit: Symantec Security Intelligence Analysis Team discovered this issue via Honeypot Analysis.
Vulnerable: Sina Inc. DLoader 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Sina DLoader Class ActiveX Control 'DonwloadAndInstall' Method Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability

Sina DLoader is prone to a vulnerability that can cause malicious files to be downloaded and saved to arbitrary locations on an affected computer.

Attackers may exploit this issue to overwrite sensitive files with malicious data that will compromise the affected computer. Other attacks are possible.

Exploit / POC

Sina DLoader Class ActiveX Control 'DonwloadAndInstall' Method Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability

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

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

Sina DLoader Class ActiveX Control 'DonwloadAndInstall' Method Arbitrary File Download 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].

References

Sina DLoader Class ActiveX Control 'DonwloadAndInstall' Method Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability

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