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TITLE:
Microsoft Visual FoxPro FPOLE.OCX Insecure Method Command Execution

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27165

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27165/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/109/

DESCRIPTION:
shinnai has reported a vulnerability in Microsoft Visual FoxPro,
which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise
a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to the FPOLE.OCX ActiveX control
including the insecure "FoxDoCmd()" method. This can be exploited to
e.g. execute arbitrary commands on the system when a user visits a
malicious website.

The vulnerability is reported in version 6.0. Other versions may also
be affected.

SOLUTION:
Set the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
shinnai

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_14md9AHOoCycrnk9l095.html

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