FrSIRT - Acer LunchApp.APlunch ActiveX Control "Run" Command Execution Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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Acer LunchApp.APlunch ActiveX Control "Run" Command Execution Vulnerability

Title : Acer LunchApp.APlunch ActiveX Control "Run" Command Execution Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2006-4602
CVE ID : CVE-2006-6121
Rated as : Critical

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-11-20

Advisory Details

Description

Affected Products

Solution

References

Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in LunchApp.APlunch ActiveX Control, which could be exploited by remote attackers to take complete control of an affected system. This flaw is due to a design error when using the insecure "Run()" method, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary binaries on a vulnerable system by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted Web page.

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Tan Chew Keong

ChangeLog

2006-11-20 : Initial release
2007-01-15 : Updated Solution

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