====================================================================== Secunia Research 18/02/2011 - Dell DellSystemLite.Scanner ActiveX Control - - "GetData()" Directory Traversal - ====================================================================== Table of Contents Affected Software....................................................1 Severity.............................................................2 Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3 Description of Vulnerability.........................................4 Solution.............................................................5 Time Table...........................................................6 Credits..............................................................7 References...........................................................8 About Secunia........................................................9 Verification........................................................10 ====================================================================== 1) Affected Software * Dell DellSystemLite.Scanner ActiveX Control 1.0.0.0. NOTE: Other versions may also be affected. ====================================================================== 2) Severity Rating: Less critical Impact: Exposure of sensitive information. Where: Remote ====================================================================== 3) Vendor's Description of Software "Scan a computer to collect its Service Tag. Define which drivers and utility software programs are appropriate for your product." Product Link: http://support.dell.com/ ====================================================================== 4) Description of Vulnerability Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Dell DellSystemLite.Scanner ActiveX control, which can be exploited by malicious people disclose potentially sensitive information. The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the "GetData()" method. This can be exploited to disclose the contents of arbitrary text files via directory traversal specifiers passed in the "fileID" parameter. ====================================================================== 5) Solution Set the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control. ====================================================================== 6) Time Table 26/01/2011 - Requested security contact. 02/02/2011 - Requested security contact. 18/02/2011 - Public disclosure. ====================================================================== 7) Credits Discovered by Dmitriy Pletnev, Secunia Research. ====================================================================== 8) References The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned CVE-2011-0329 for the vulnerability. ====================================================================== 9) About Secunia Secunia offers vulnerability management solutions to corporate customers with verified and reliable vulnerability intelligence relevant to their specific system configuration: https://www.flexera.com/advisories/business_solutions/ Secunia also provides a publicly accessible and comprehensive advisory database as a service to the security community and private individuals, who are interested in or concerned about IT-security.advisories/ Secunia believes that it is important to support the community and to do active vulnerability research in order to aid improving the security and reliability of software in general: https://www.flexera.com/about-us/secunia-research/advisories/ Secunia regularly hires new skilled team members. Check the URL below to see currently vacant positions: https://www.flexera.com/corporate/jobs/ Secunia offers a FREE mailing list called Secunia Security Advisories: https://www.flexera.com/advisories/mailing_lists/ ====================================================================== 10) Verification Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website: https://www.flexera.com/about-us/secunia-research/advisories/sr-2011-10.html Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Secunia Research: https://www.flexera.com/about-us/secunia-research/advisories/ ======================================================================