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ER Mapper NCSView ActiveX Multiple Buffer Overflows
high Nessus Plugin ID 26014
Synopsis
The remote Windows host has an ActiveX control that is affected by multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities.Description
The remote host contains the 'NCSView' ActiveX control, distributed as part of the ER Mapper package and used to view maps in Internet Explorer.The version of this control installed on the remote host reportedly contains multiple stack-based buffer overflows. If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into visiting a specially crafted web page, this issue could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code on the host subject to the user's privileges.
Solution
Either disable the use of this ActiveX control from within Internet Explorer by setting its kill bit or upgrade to ER Mapper version 8.1 (version 3.4.0.242 of the NCSView control itself) or later.Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 26014
File Name: er_mapper_ncsview_activex_overflows.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 9/10/2007
Updated: 7/10/2018
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: 9/6/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-4470
BID: 25584