---------------------------------------------------------------------- BETA test the new Secunia Personal Software Inspector! The Secunia PSI detects installed software on your computer and categorises it as either Insecure, End-of-Life, or Up-To-Date. Effectively enabling you to focus your attention on software installations where more secure versions are available from the vendors. Download the free PSI BETA from the Secunia website: https://psi.secunia.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Oracle JInitiator "beans.ocx" ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA26644 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/26644/ CRITICAL: Highly critical IMPACT: System access WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Oracle JInitiator 1.x http://secunia.com/product/7515/ DESCRIPTION: Will Dormann has reported some vulnerabilities in the Oracle JInitiator "beans.ocx" ActiveX control, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerabilities are caused due to errors within the Oracle JInitiator "beans.ocx" ActiveX control when handling certain unspecified initialization parameters. This can be exploited to cause stack-based buffer overflows by e.g. tricking a user into visiting a malicious website. Successful exploitation may allow the execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerabilities are reported in version 1.1.8.16 of Oracle JInitiator. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Set the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Will Dormann, CERT/CC. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: US-CERT VU#474433: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/474433 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------