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>> Altnet Download Manager ActiveX Control "Install()" Buffer Overflow Issue
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Title : Altnet Download Manager ActiveX Control "Install()" Buffer Overflow Issue
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3335
CVE ID : CVE-2007-5217
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-10-03
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A vulnerability has been identified in Altnet Download Manager, 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 ADM4 ActiveX control (adm4.dll) when processing overly long arguments passed to the "Install()" method, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page.
Affected Products
Altnet Download Manager version 4.0.0.6 and prior
Solution
Set a kill bit for the CLSID {DEF37997-D9C9-4A4B-BF3C-88F99EACEEC2}.
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3335
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Parvez Anwar via Secunia.
ChangeLog
2007-10-03 : Initial release
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