LinkedIn Toolbar IEContextMenu Buffer Overflow (CVE-2007-3955)

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in LinkedIn Internet Explorer Toolbar. LinkedIn is a popular business-oriented networking site. This vulnerability is due to errors in the LinkedIn Internet Explorer Toolbar IEContextMenu ActiveX Control when handling overly long arguments sent to the search...

CVE-2007-3955

The CVE-2007-3955 issue is a buffer overflow in the LinkedIn Toolbar’s IEToolbar.IEContextMenu.1 ActiveX control (LinkedInIEToolbar.dll in LinkedIn Toolbar 3.0.2.1098). The flaw occurs when a very long second argument (varBrowser argument) is passed to the search method, allowing remote code exec...