SystemWizard Launch ActiveX Control lacks authentication

Overview

Description

The SystemWizard “Launch” ActiveX Control may allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands on systems where the control is installed. This control was shipped on HP Pavilion computers running Windows 98, as part of a diagnostic application named “SystemWizard” produced by SystemSoft. This control can be used to run arbitrary commands without authentication. Because the control is marked safe-for-scripting, this vulnerability can be exploited via a web page if the user has the vulnerable control installed.

This control is implemented in the file launch.ocx and has a ClassID of {63F62A67-1E02-11D1-A710-0000860F8A73}. The control can also be referenced as LAUNCH.LaunchCtrl.1.

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Impact

Attacker can execute arbitrary commands.

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Solution

Apply a patch

SystemSoft has a patch which appears to address this issue:

<http://www.systemsoft.com/l-2/l-3/support-systemwizard.htm&gt;

Vendor Information

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Updated: November 02, 2000

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

SystemSoft appears to have produced a patch correcting this vulnerability:

<http://www.systemsoft.com/l-2/l-3/support-systemwizard.htm&gt;
This statement indicates that HP Pavilion models 44xx, 64xx, and 84xx in the USA and Canada were affected.

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References

• <http://www.tiac.net/users/smiths/acctroj/hp.htm&gt;
• <http://www.systemsoft.com/l-2/l-3/products-systemwizard.htm&gt;
• <http://www.systemsoft.com/l-2/l-3/support-systemwizard.htm&gt;

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Smith for making the CERT/CC aware of this vulnerability.

This document was written by Cory F Cohen.

Other Information

CVE IDs:	CVE-1999-1206
Severity Metric:	25.01 Date Public: