CVE-2007-6017
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-02-29 19:00
Modified
2024-08-07 15:54
Severity ?
Summary
The PVATLCalendar.PVCalendar.1 ActiveX control in pvcalendar.ocx in the scheduler component in the Media Server in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server (BEWS) 11d 11.0.6235 and 11.0.7170, and 12.0 12.0.1364, exposes the unsafe Save method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash), or create or overwrite arbitrary files, via string values of the (1) _DOWText0, (2) _DOWText1, (3) _DOWText2, (4) _DOWText3, (5) _DOWText4, (6) _DOWText5, (7) _DOWText6, (8) _MonthText0, (9) _MonthText1, (10) _MonthText2, (11) _MonthText3, (12) _MonthText4, (13) _MonthText5, (14) _MonthText6, (15) _MonthText7, (16) _MonthText8, (17) _MonthText9, (18) _MonthText10, and (19) _MonthText11 properties. NOTE: the vendor states "Authenticated user involvement required," but authentication is not needed to attack a client machine that loads this control.
References
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27885Vendor Advisory
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-101/Vendor Advisory
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1019525
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/300471.htm
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/308669.htm
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://support.veritas.com/docs/300471
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28008
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.28.html
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.29.html
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0718
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2672
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27885Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-101/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1019525
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/300471.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/308669.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.veritas.com/docs/300471
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28008
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.28.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.29.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0718
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2672
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