RAV Online Scanning ActiveX Buffer Overflow in RAVUPDT.DLL
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PROGRAM: RAV ONLINE SCANNING ACTIVEX
HOMEPAGE:  www.ravantivirus.com
VULNERABLE VERSIONS: Online Version Only


DESCRIPTION
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RAV Online Scanning is a free antivirus scanner for internet users. It is
run on the user's browsers as an ActiveX.

DETAILS
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The ActiveX uses a file called RAVUDPT.DLL to handle networking functions.
In the main ActiveX file (RAVONLINE.DLL) there is a function named
update(serveraddr as string) with serveraddr is the ftp or http address of
the
database to update. However if update() is passed with a
long string, then when the long string is parsed into RAVUDPT.DLL, it will
cause a buffer overflow.


WORKAROUND
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Delete the old ActiveX(rav*.dll) in the "Downloaded Program Files" in
your Windows Directory. Vendor already got noticed but no response yet.

CREDITS
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Discovered by Tri Huynh from Sentry Union


DISLAIMER
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FEEDBACK
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Please send suggestions, updates, and comments to: trihuynh@zeeup.com