Zoomify Viewer ActiveX Buffer Overflows

high Nessus Plugin ID 25460

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has an ActiveX control that is susceptible to multiple buffer overflow attacks.

Description

The remote host contains the Zoomify Viewer ActiveX control, used to incorporate zoomable images into websites.

The version of this control on the remote host is reportedly affected by multiple stack-based buffer overflows. If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into visiting a specially crafted web page, these issues could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code on the host subject to the user's privileges.

Solution

Disable the use of this ActiveX control from within Internet Explorer by setting its kill bit.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25460

File Name: zoomify_viewer_activex_overflows.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/12/2007

Updated: 8/7/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2920

BID: 24421

CERT: 174177

Detections

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