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Date: Wed Jun 04 2008 - 18:20:05 CDT

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TITLE:
Icona SpA DownloaderActiveX ActiveX Control Module Code Execution
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30512

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30512/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
Icona SpA DownloaderActiveX ActiveX Control Module 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/18967/

DESCRIPTION:
Nine:Situations:Group::SnoopyAssault has discovered a vulnerability
in Icona SpA DownloaderActiveX ActiveX Control Module, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the Icona SpA
DownloaderActiveX ActiveX Control Module (DownloaderActiveX.ocx) when
handling the "propDownloadUrl" and "propPostDownloadAction"
properties. This can be exploited to e.g. download and execute a
malicious program when a user is tricked into visiting a malicious
website.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.0.0.1. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Set the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Nine:Situations:Group::SnoopyAssault

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_c6_download_exec.html

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