Title: Acer LunchApp ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
Acer LunchApp is an ActiveX control.
The LunchApp control, AcerCtrls.APlunch, is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability because it fails to restrict access to an unsafe 'Run()' method. This control is provided by the file 'acerctrl.ocx' and is identified by the following CLSID:
3895DD35-7573-11D2-8FED-00606730D3AA
An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application using the vulnerable ActiveX control (typically Internet Explorer).
Affected Products:
- Acer AcerCtrls.APlunch ActiveX Control
References:
- Acer: Acer Homepage
- Microsoft: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 240797
- US-CERT: Vulnerability Note VU#485961 Acer AcerCtrls.APlunch ActiveX Control fails to pro
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