PT-2009-4212 · D Link · D-Link Mpeg4 Viewer Activex Control

Published 2009-05-20 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2009-1740

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: D-Link MPEG4 Viewer ActiveX Control version 2.11.918.2006

Description: The issue is related to multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the D-Link MPEG4 Viewer ActiveX Control. This can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the SetFilePath and SetClientCookie methods.

Recommendations: For D-Link MPEG4 Viewer ActiveX Control version 2.11.918.2006, consider disabling the SetFilePath and SetClientCookie methods until a patch is available. Restrict access to the csviewer.ocx module to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-1740

Affected Products

D-Link Mpeg4 Viewer Activex Control

References · 5

• http://secunia.com/advisories/35066 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1740 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/34990 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/54458 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50556 · Note