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BlackBerry Application Web Loader ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 28 Jan 2011 Release Date: 11 Feb 2009 5315 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

A vulnerability has been identified in BlackBerry Application Web Loader, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise an affected system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the RIM AxLoader ActiveX control (AxLoader.ocx or AxLoader.dll) when processing malformed data, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page.


Impact

  • Remote Code Execution

System / Technologies affected

  • BlackBerry Application Web Loader versions prior to 1.1

Solutions

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