CVE-2007-6017

Description

The PVATLCalendar.PVCalendar.1 ActiveX control in pvcalendar.ocx in the scheduler component in the Media Server in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server (BEWS) 11d 11.0.6235 and 11.0.7170, and 12.0 12.0.1364, exposes the unsafe Save method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash), or create or overwrite arbitrary files, via string values of the (1) _DOWText0, (2) _DOWText1, (3) _DOWText2, (4) _DOWText3, (5) _DOWText4, (6) _DOWText5, (7) _DOWText6, (8) _MonthText0, (9) _MonthText1, (10) _MonthText2, (11) _MonthText3, (12) _MonthText4, (13) _MonthText5, (14) _MonthText6, (15) _MonthText7, (16) _MonthText8, (17) _MonthText9, (18) _MonthText10, and (19) _MonthText11 properties. NOTE: the vendor states "Authenticated user involvement required," but authentication is not needed to attack a client machine that loads this control.

Category

5.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.09% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.veritas.com/docs/300471
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019525 vdb entry
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.29.html
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/300471.htm
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/308669.htm
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.28.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0718 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27885 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-101/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28008 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2672 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6017?
CVE-2007-6017 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6017?
To fix CVE-2007-6017, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-6017 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6017 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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