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TITLE:
Akamai Download Manager ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA24900

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24900/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Akamai Download Manager ActiveX Control 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/13954/

DESCRIPTION:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Akamai Download Manager
ActiveX control, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a user's system.

The vulnerabilities are caused due to boundary errors within the
Download Manager ActiveX control (DownloadManagerV2.ocx) and can be
exploited to cause stack-based buffer overflows e.g. when a user
visits a malicious web site.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerabilities reportedly affect all versions prior to 2.2.1.0.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.2.1.0.
http://dlm.tools.akamai.com/tools/upgrade.html

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
* Reported by the vendor.
* Discovered by McSlibin and reported via iDefense Labs.
* The vendor also credits Fortinet.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Akamai:
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-April/053794.html

iDefense Labs:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=514

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