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TITLE:
Macrovision InstallShield InstallScript One-Click Install ActiveX
Control Code Execution

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29549

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29549/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Macrovision InstallShield
http://secunia.com/product/16401/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Macrovision InstallShield, which
can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the One-Click Install
ActiveX control for InstallScript projects and can be exploited to
e.g. download and load malicious libraries when a user is tricked
into visiting a malicious website.

The vulnerability reportedly affects InstallShield 12 only.

SOLUTION:
Install Service Pack 2, apply patches, rebuild, and update HTML files
(see vendor's advisory for details).

Patch for InstallShield 12 SP2 English:
http://saturn.installshield.com/is/12/windows/domestic/sp2/OCIHotFix/Update.exe

Patch for InstallShield 12 SP2 German:
http://saturn.installshield.com/is/12/windows/german/sp2/OCIHotFix/Update.exe

Patch for InstallShield 12 SP2 Japanese:
http://saturn.installshield.com/is/12/windows/japanese/sp2/OCIHotFix/Update.exe

Set the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Discovered by an anonymous researcher and reported via iDefense Labs.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Macrovision:
http://knowledge.macrovision.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=Q113640

iDefense Labs:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=649

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