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CA eTrust Antivirus WebScan ActiveX Control Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 22160
Synopsis
The remote Windows host has an ActiveX control that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Windows remote host contains the WebScan ActiveX control, which is used by Computer Associates' eTrust Antivirus WebScan service.The version of this ActiveX control on the remote host reportedly contains a buffer overflow and fails to properly validate parameters.
Exploitation of these issues may allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or gain privileged access.
Solution
Either remote the control or upgrade to WebScan v1.1.0.1048 or later by visiting http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx and allowing Internet Explorer to update a new version of webscan.cab.See Also
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442476/30/0/threaded
http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-05.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 22160
File Name: etrust_webscan_activex_overflow.nasl
Version: 1.21
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 8/4/2006
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/3/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-3976, CVE-2006-3977