# CVE-2012-0266: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the NTR ActiveX control before 2.0.4.8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a l

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2012-01-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the NTR ActiveX control before 2.0.4.8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long bstrUrl parameter to the StartModule method, (2) a long bstrParams parameter to the Check method, a long bstrUrl parameter to the (3) Download or (4) DownloadModule method during construction of a .ntr pathname, or a long bstrUrl parameter to the (5) Download or (6) DownloadModule method during construction of a URL.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-1/
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0074.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21841
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45166
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72293
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72292
- http://osvdb.org/78252
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72291
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21841
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ntr_activex_check_bof.rb

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