Gateway.CWebLaunchCtl.DoWebLaunch.ActiveX.Control.Access

Description

This indicates an attempt to exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in Gateway Computers' CWebLaunchCtl ActiveX control.
The CWebLaunchCtl ActiveX control (weblaunch.ocx) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow through the "DoWebLaunch()" method, which incorrectly sanitizes user input.

Affected Products

Version 1.0

Impact

System Compromise: remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.

Recommended Actions

We are currently not aware of any patch. We recommend that users disable this ActiveX component.

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