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S-287: CA Unicenter DSM ITRM Legends ActiveX Vulnerability

[US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#684883]

May 9, 2008 19:00 GMT
PROBLEM: The CA Unicenter DMS ITRM Legends ActiveX control contains an integer overflow vulnerability, which can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
PLATFORM: BrightStor ARCServe Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.5
CA Desktop Management Suite r11.2 C2
CA Desktop Management Suite r11.2 C1
CA Desktop Management Suite r11.2a
CA Desktop Management Suite r11.2
CA Desktop Management Suite r11.1 (GA, a, C1)
Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle r11.2 C2
Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle r11.2 C1
Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle r11.2a
Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle r11.2
Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle r11.1 (GA, a, C1)
Unicenter Asset Management r11.2 C2
Unicenter Asset Management r11.2 C1
Unicenter Asset Management r11.2a
Unicenter Asset Management r11.2
Unicenter Asset Management r11.1 (GA, a, C1)
Unicenter Software Delivery r11.2 C2
Unicenter Software Delivery r11.2 C1
Unicenter Software Delivery r11.2a
Unicenter Software Delivery r11.2
Unicenter Software Delivery r11.1 (GA, a, C1)
Unicenter Remote Control r11.2 C2
Unicenter Remote Control r11.2 C1
Unicenter Remote Control r11.2a
Unicenter Remote Control r11.2
Unicenter Remote Control r11.1 (GA, a, C1)
CA Desktop and Server Management r11.2 C2
CA Desktop and Server Management r11.2 C1
CA Desktop and Server Management r11.2a
CA Desktop and Server Management r11.2
CA Desktop and Server Management r11.1 (GA, a, C1)
DAMAGE: Executive arbitrary code.
SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version.
VULNERABILITY
ASSESSMENT:		 The risk is MEDIUM. By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page or an HTML email message or attachment), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user.
CVSS 2 BASE SCORE:
   TEMPORAL SCORE:
   VECTOR:		 6.8
5.3
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
LINKS:  
  CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/s-287.shtml
  ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/684883
  CVE: CVE-2008-1786 
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Vulnerability Note VU#684883

CA Unicenter DSM ITRM Legends ActiveX integer overflow

Overview

The CA Unicenter DSM ITRM Legends ActiveX control contains an integer overflow vulnerability, which can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

I. Description

CA Unicenter DSM ITRM Legends is an ActiveX control that is included with multiple CA products. This ActiveX control, which is provided by gui_cm_ctrls.ocx, contains an integer overflow vulnerability. According to the vendor, the following products are affected:

II. Impact

By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page or an HTML email message or attachment), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user.

III. Solution

Apply an update

Apply updates, as specified in the CA Security Notice.

Disable the Creative Software AutoUpdate ActiveX control in Internet Explorer

The vulnerable ActiveX control can be disabled in Internet Explorer by setting the kill bit for the following CLSID:

More information about how to set the kill bit is available in Microsoft Support Document 240797. Alternatively, the following text can be saved as a .REG file and imported to set the kill bit for this control:
Disable ActiveX

Disabling ActiveX controls in the Internet Zone (or any zone used by an attacker) appears to prevent exploitation of this and other ActiveX vulnerabilities. Instructions for disabling ActiveX in the Internet Zone can be found in the "Securing Your Web Browser" document. 

Systems Affected

Vendor Status Date Updated
Computer Associates Vulnerable 8-May-2008

References

http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/securing_browser/
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=174256

Credit

Thanks to Greg Linares of eEye Digital Security for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Will Dormann.

Other Information

Date Public 04/16/2008
Date First Published 05/08/2008 04:57:17 PM
Date Last Updated 05/08/2008
CERT Advisory  
CVE Name CVE-2008-1786
US-CERT Technical Alerts  
Metric 9.48
Document Revision 9 

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