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TITLE:
Trend Micro HouseCall ActiveX Control Arbitrary Code Execution

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31337

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31337/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Trend Micro HouseCall ActiveX Control 6.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/6955/
Trend Micro HouseCall Server 6.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20828/

DESCRIPTION:
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Trend Micro
HouseCall, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an implementation error within the
HouseCall ActiveX control (Housecall_ActiveX.dll). This can be
exploited to e.g. download and load an arbitrary library file by
specifying a custom update server.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is confirmed in versions 6.51.0.1028 and
6.6.0.1278. Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Remove the ActiveX control and install version 6.6.0.1285.
http://prerelease.trendmicro-europe.com/hc66/launch/

HouseCall Server Edition:
Apply hotfix B1285. Please see vendor's advisory for further details.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Alin Rad Pop, Secunia Research.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-32/

Trend Micro:
http://esupport.trendmicro.com/support/viewxml.do?ContentID=EN-1038646&id=EN-1038646

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