Also if i recall correctly Symantec's ActiveX controls are restricted to run only Symantec web sites, but Symantec sites are full of holes like XSS so you can exploit ActiveX holes anyways. For those interested in auditing ActiveX controls, take a look at my presentation at BlackHat:
http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/win-usa-04/bh-win-04-cerrudo/bh-win-04-cerrudo.pdf BTW: ActiveX is a dangerous technology, take a look at the ActiveX you have installed, audit them and you will be afraid of what you find. Cesar. --- Thomas Kristensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Rafel, > > We have analysed the reported vulnerabilities in the > Symantec, McAfee > and Panda controls installed by their online > scanners. > > It appears that your conclusions for Symantec and > McAfee are incorrect. > Following your examples seems to only cause > null-pointer dereferences > and can therefore only be exploited to crash a > browser. > > However, the Panda issue is an exploitable heap > overflow. > > If you have any other information regarding Symantec > and McAfee, which > proves that a buffer overflow exists then please > publish this. > > -- > Kind regards, > > Thomas Kristensen > CTO > > Secunia > Toldbodgade 37B > 1253 Copenhagen K > Denmark > > Tlf.: +45 7020 5144 > Fax: +45 7020 5145 > > Free Virus Alerts via Email > http://secunia.com/secunia_virus_alerts/ > > Secunia Virus Information > http://secunia.com/virus_information/ > > Free Secunia Advisories via Email > http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ > > Secunia Advisories > http://secunia.com/advisories/ > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
