Buffer overflow in Ichitaro - CVE-2007-4246
Published: December 16, 2016 / Updated: March 13, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1360
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-4246
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: JustSystems Corporation
Affected software:
Ichitaro
Ichitaro
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing malicious documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, cause buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
How to mitigate CVE-2007-4246
Install update from vendor's website.