Buffer overflow in IP Office Contact Center - CVE-2017-12969
Published: November 10, 2017 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37987
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12969
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Buffer overflow in the ViewerCtrlLib.ViewerCtrl ActiveX control in Avaya IP Office Contact Center before 10.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long string to the open method.
Affected software
IP Office Contact Center
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12969
Install update from vendor's website.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/101044091
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/AVAYA-OFFICE-IP-(IPO)-v9.1.0-10.1-VIEWERCTRL-ACTIVE-X-BUFFER-OVERFLOW-0DAY.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144882/Avaya-IP-Office-IPO-10.1-Active-X-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/17
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101667
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43120/