>> Microsoft CAPICOM ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS07-028)
Title : Microsoft CAPICOM ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS07-028) VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-1713 CVE ID : CVE-2007-0940
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-05-08
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft CAPICOM Certificates ActiveX Control, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or take complete control of an affected system. This issue is caused by a memory corruption error in "capicom.dll" when handling malformed methods, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page.