Ourgame.GlobalLink.ChatRoom.ActiveX.Control.Buffer.Overflow
Description
This indicates an attempt to exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in GlobalLink's 'GLChat.ocx' ActiveX control.
The buffer overflow occurs when a long argument is passed to the 'ChatRoom' variable. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on a target host or cause a denial of service by crashing their web browser.
Affected Products
GlobalLink 'GLChat.ocx' ActiveX control.
Impact
System Compromise: remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Denial of service.
Recommended Actions
Upgrade to the latest version.
Set the kill bit on the vulnerable ActiveX control.
Telemetry
Coverage
IPS (Regular DB) | |
IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
Date | Version | Detail |
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2020-12-02 | 16.972 |