[Full-disclosure] Yahoo! JukeBox MediaGrid ActiveX Control AddBitmap() Buffer Overflow

Elazar Broad elazar at hushmail.com
Sun Feb 3 23:11:24 GMT 2008


Who:
Yahoo!
http://www.yahoo.com

What:
mediagrid.dll version 2.2.2.56
{22FD7C0A-850C-4A53-9821-0B0915C96139}
Implements IObjectSafety

This control is used with the Yahoo! JukeBox application.

How:
The 2nd parameter of the AddBitmap() method is vulnerable to a 
buffer overflow.

Fix:
No official fix known

Workaround:
Set the killbit for this control, see 
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240797

Exploit:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/5052


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