Signature Detail

HTTP: Black Ice BiAnno.ocx Annotation SDK Unsafe ActiveX Control

This signature detects attempts to use unsafe ActiveX controls in Blackice Cover Page. An attacker can create a malicious Web site containing Web pages with dangerous ActiveX controls, which if accessed by a victim, allows the attacker to gain control of the victim's client browser.

Extended Description

Black Ice Annotation SDK/ActiveX Control is prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate size checks on user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of an application using the ActiveX control (typically Internet Explorer). Failed attacks will likely cause denial-of-service conditions. This issue affects Annotation SDK/ActiveX Control provided by 'BiAnno.ocx' 10.9.5; other versions may also be affected.

Affected Products

• Black Ice Software Annotation SDK/ActiveX

References

• BugTraq: 29635
• CVE: CVE-2008-2745