[security-alerts] FW: [SA17610] Sony CD First4Internet XCP Uninstallation ActiveX Control Vulnerability

["Kazennov, Vladimir" <Vladimir.Kazennov@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> 
> TITLE:
> Sony CD First4Internet XCP Uninstallation ActiveX Control
> Vulnerability
> 
> SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
> SA17610
> 
> VERIFY ADVISORY:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/17610/
> 
> CRITICAL:
> Highly critical
> 
> IMPACT:
> System access
> 
> WHERE:
> From remote
> 
> SOFTWARE:
> First4Internet XCP Content Management
> http://secunia.com/product/6033/
> 
> DESCRIPTION:
> A vulnerability has been reported in First4Internet XCP's
> uninstallation ActiveX control, which potentially can be exploited by
> malicious people to compromise a user's system.
> 
> The vulnerability is caused due to the "CodeSupport.ocx" ActiveX
> control that is installed via Internet Explorer when the user
> un-installs the XCP DRM software by visiting the vendor's website.
> The ActiveX control is marked safe-for-scripting and supports several
> potentially dangerous methods like "RebootMachine", "InstallUpdate",
> and "IsAdministrator". This may be exploited to install arbitrary
> code on the user's system.
> 
> Successful exploitation requires that the user visits a malicious
> website.
> 
> The vulnerability is related to:
> SA17408
> 
> SOLUTION:
> Remove the ActiveX control from the system if it is installed.
> 
> PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
> Muzzy, J. Alex Halderman, and Ed Felten.
> 
> ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
> http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=927
> http://hack.fi/~muzzy/sony-drm/
> 
> OTHER REFERENCES:
> SA17408:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/17408/
>