CVE-2007-6017

The PVATLCalendar.PVCalendar.1 ActiveX control in pvcalendar.ocx in the scheduler component in the Media Server in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server (BEWS) 11d 11.0.6235 and 11.0.7170, and 12.0 12.0.1364, exposes the unsafe Save method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash), or create or overwrite arbitrary files, via string values of the (1) _DOWText0, (2) _DOWText1, (3) _DOWText2, (4) _DOWText3, (5) _DOWText4, (6) _DOWText5, (7) _DOWText6, (8) _MonthText0, (9) _MonthText1, (10) _MonthText2, (11) _MonthText3, (12) _MonthText4, (13) _MonthText5, (14) _MonthText6, (15) _MonthText7, (16) _MonthText8, (17) _MonthText9, (18) _MonthText10, and (19) _MonthText11 properties. NOTE: the vendor states "Authenticated user involvement required," but authentication is not needed to attack a client machine that loads this control.

Link	Resource
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.29.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28008
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019525
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-101/	Vendor Advisory
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/300471.htm
http://support.veritas.com/docs/300471
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.28.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27885	Vendor Advisory
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/308669.htm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0718
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2672

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:11d:11.0.7170:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:12.0:12.0.1364:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:11d:11.0.6235:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Published : 2008-02-29 07:44

Updated : 2011-03-08 03:01

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NVD link : CVE-2007-6017

Mitre link : CVE-2007-6017

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