__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN Internet Pictures Corporation iPIX Image Well ActiveX [US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#958609] April 13, 2007 17:00 GMT Number R-208 ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: The Internet Pictures Corporation iPIX Image Well ActiveX controls contain buffer overflows, which can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. PLATFORM: iPIX-ImageWell-ipix.dll DAMAGE: Can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. SOLUTION: Disable the iPIX Image Well ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer per US-CERT bulletin. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM. Can allow a remote, unauthenticated ASSESSMENT: attacker to execute arbitrary code. ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/r-208.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/958609 CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= CVE-2007-1687 ______________________________________________________________________________ [***** Start US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#958609 *****] Vulnerability Note VU#958609 Internet Pictures Corporation iPIX Image Well ActiveX controls contain buffer overflows Overview The Internet Pictures Corporation iPIX Image Well ActiveX controls contain buffer overflows, which can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. I. Description Internet Pictures Corporation has produced equipment and software to create 360 degree field-of-view images. The Internet Pictures Corporation iPIX Image Well ActiveX control, provided by iPIX-ImageWell-ipix.dll, contains several buffer overflow vulnerabilities. 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. The attacker could also cause Internet Explorer (or the program using the WebBrowser control) to crash. III. Solution We are currently unaware of a practical solution to this problem. Internet Pictures Corporation has apparently filed for bankruptcy and does not appear to still be in business. Disable the iPIX Image Well ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer The vulnerable ActiveX controls can be disabled in Internet Explorer by setting the kill bit for the following CLSIDs: {ef8d9f2a-f641-4ef0-b2ec-3ba2be7c2960} {f7a05bac-9778-410a-9cde-bfbd4d5d2b7f} 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 these controls: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility \{ef8d9f2a-f641-4ef0-b2ec-3ba2be7c2960}] "Compatibility Flags"=dword:00000400 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility \{f7a05bac-9778-410a-9cde-bfbd4d5d2b7f}] "Compatibility Flags"=dword:00000400 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 iPIX Vulnerable 9-Apr-2007 References http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/securing_browser/#Internet_Explorer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240797 Credit This vulnerability was reported by Will Dormann of CERT/CC. This document was written by Will Dormann. Other Information Date Public 04/09/2007 Date First Published 04/09/2007 01:07:12 PM Date Last Updated 04/09/2007 CERT Advisory CVE Name CVE-2007-1687 Metric 1.22 Document Revision 7 [***** End US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#958609 *****] _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of US-CERT for the information contained in this bulletin. _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC, the Computer Incident Advisory Capability, is the computer security incident response team for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the emergency backup response team for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). CIAC is located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. 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