>> IBM AFP Viewer Plug-In "SRC" Property Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Title : IBM AFP Viewer Plug-In "SRC" Property Buffer Overflow Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1946 CVE ID : CVE-2008-2880 CWE ID : CWE-119
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-06-27
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in IBM AFP Viewer Plug-In, 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 when handling an overly long "SRC" property, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page.
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