>> IBM Access Support ActiveX Control Code Execution and Security Bypass Issues
Title : IBM Access Support ActiveX Control Code Execution and Security Bypass Issues VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2882 CVE ID : CVE-2007-2240 - CVE-2007-2928 - CVE-2007-2929
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-08-15
Technical Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in IBM and Lenovo Access Support acpRunner ActiveX control, which could be exploited by remote attackers to take complete control of an affected system.
The first issue is caused by an error in the "AcpController.dll" control that fails to restrict access to its methods, which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted web page.
The second vulnerability is caused by a format string error in the "AcpController.dll" control, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page.
The third issue is caused by an error in the "AcpController.dll" control that fails to validate digital signatures of downloaded software packages, which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted web page.
Other security issues have also been reported in the "acpir.dll" library.
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