Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX Control SetSource() Multiple Overflows

high Nessus Plugin ID 60107

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host has an ActiveX control that is affected by multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities.

Description

The Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX Control is installed on the remote Windows host. The installed version of the control is affected by the following buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the SetSource() method :

- The 'base64string' argument is not properly sanitized.
(EBD-ID #18641)

- The 'sURL' argument is not properly sanitized if the 'sFrameType' argument is set to 'mpeg'.
(CVE-2012-0284)

By tricking a victim into visiting a specially crafted page, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on the host.

Solution

Set the kill bit for the control as there is no fix at the time of this writing.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 60107

File Name: cisco_linksys_playerpt_activex_bof.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/24/2012

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:linksys_playerpt_activex_control

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/22/2012

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX Control SetSource sURL Argument Buffer Overflow)

ExploitHub (EH-12-998)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0284

BID: 54588

Secunia: 48543

Detections

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