Summary
This host is installed with QuikSoft EasyMail Objects ActiveX Control and is prone to Buffer Overflow vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application with elevated privileges or cause the browser to crash.
Impact Level: Application
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore.
General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
A Workaround is to set the killbit for the following CLSID, {68AC0D5F-0424-11D5-822F-00C04F6BA8D9}
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240797
Insight
The flaw exists in AddAttachments() method, which fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data.
Affected
Quiksoft EasyMail Objects 6.0 on Windows
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-4663 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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