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Credit:
The information has been provided by Andrea Micalizzi.
The original article can be found at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-093/
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Vulnerable Systems:
* CA Internet Security Suite 2010
User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The flaw exists within the XMLSecDB ActiveX control which is installed with HIPSEngine component. SetXml and Save methods are implemented insecurely and can allow creation of an arbitrary file on the victim's system. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the user.
Patch Availability:
CA has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID={53A608DF-BFDB-4AB3-A98F-E4BB6BC7A2F4}
CVE Information:
CVE-2011-1036
Disclosure Timeline:
2010-08-25 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2011-02-23 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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