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>> Ask Toolbar "ShortFormat" Property Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Title : Ask Toolbar "ShortFormat" Property Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3265
CVE ID : CVE-2007-5107
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-09-25
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A vulnerability has been identified in Ask Toolbar, 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 buffer overflow error in the "AskJeevesToolBar.SettingsPlugin.1" (askBar.dll) ActiveX control when processing a malformed "ShortFormat" property, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page.
Affected Products
Ask Toolbar version 4.0.2.53 and prior
Solution
Set a kill bit for the CLSID {5A074B2B-F830-49de-A31B-5BB9D7F6B407}.
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3265
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Joey Mengele.
ChangeLog
2007-09-25 : Initial release
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