HTTP: Vantage ActiveX Control Access

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in Vantage. An attacker can create malicious Web pages containing dangerous AcitveX calls, which if accessed by a victim, allows the attacker to gain control of the victim's client browser.

Extended Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the application. Successful exploits will compromise the user's account and possibly the underlying computer. Failed attacks will cause denial-of-service conditions.

Affected Products

Avaya messaging_application_server,Microsoft internet_explorer

References

BugTraq: 26506

CVE: CVE-2007-3902

URL: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-069.mspx

Short Name

HTTP:STC:CLSID:ACTIVEX:VANTAGEX

Severity

Major

Recommended

False

Recommended Action

Drop

HTTP: Vantage ActiveX Control Access

Extended Description

Affected Products

References

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