CVE-2012-0985
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the Wireless Manager ActiveX control 4.0.0.0 in WifiMan.dll in Sony VAIO PC Wireless LAN Wizard 1.0; VAIO Wireless Wizard 1.00, 1.00_64, 1.0.1, 2.0, and 3.0; SmartWi Connection Utility 4.7, 4.7.4, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, and 4.11; and VAIO Easy Connect software 1.0.0 and 1.1.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in the second argument of the (1) SetTmpProfileOption or (2) ConnectToNetwork method.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| sony | smartwi_connection_utillity | 4.7 | |
| sony | smartwi_connection_utillity | 4.7.4 | |
| sony | smartwi_connection_utillity | 4.8 | |
| sony | smartwi_connection_utillity | 4.9 | |
| sony | smartwi_connection_utillity | 4.10 | |
| sony | smartwi_connection_utillity | 4.11 | |
| sony | vaio_easy_connect | 1.0.0 | |
| sony | vaio_easy_connect | 1.1.0 | |
| sony | vaio_pc_wireless_lan_wizard | 1.0 | |
| sony | vaio_wireless_wizard | 1.00 | |
| sony | vaio_wireless_wizard | 1.00_64 | |
| sony | vaio_wireless_wizard | 1.01 | |
| sony | vaio_wireless_wizard | 2.0 | |
| sony | vaio_wireless_wizard | 3.0 | |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0147.html
- http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/support-info.pl?template_id=1&info_id=946
- http://osvdb.org/82401
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49340
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18958
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53735
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75978
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0147.html
- http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/support-info.pl?template_id=1&info_id=946
- http://osvdb.org/82401
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49340
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18958
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53735
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75978
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.