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>> Nessus Vulnerability Scanner ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Title : Nessus Vulnerability Scanner ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2702
CVE ID : CVE-2007-4061
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-07-30
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A vulnerability has been identified in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner, which could be exploited by remote attackers to take complete control of an affected system. This issue is caused by errors in the "addsetConfig()" and "saveNessusRC()" methods within the "SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1" (scan.dll) ActiveX control, which could be exploited by attackers to create malicious files on a vulnerable system and execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a malicious web page.
Affected Products
Nessus Vulnerability Scanner version 3.0.6 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to Nessus Vulnerability Scanner version 3.0.6.1 :
http://www.nessus.org/download/
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2702
http://www.nessus.org/news/
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Krystian Kloskowski.
ChangeLog
2007-07-30 : Initial release
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