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AA-2008.0265                  AUSCERT Advisory

                                   [Win]
         Trend Micro HouseCall Server Edition 6.6 Active X control
                   could allow running of arbitrary code
                             29 December 2008
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        AusCERT Advisory Summary
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Product:              Trend Micro HouseCall Server Edition 6.6
                      Trend Micro HouseCall ActiveX Control 6.51.0.1028
                      Trend Micro HouseCall ActiveX Control 6.6.0.1278
Operating System:     Windows
Impact:               Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:            CVE-2008-2434 CVE-2008-2435
Member content until: Monday, January 19 2009

Original Bulletin:    
  http://esupport.trendmicro.com/support/viewxml.do?ContentID=EN-1038646&id=EN-1038646

Revision History:     December 29 2008: Added CVE references
                      December 23 2008: Added ActiveX component versions
                      December 22 2008: Initial Release

OVERVIEW:

      A vulnerability has been discovered in Trend Micro HouseCall Server 
      Edition Active X client which could allow remote attackers to
      execute arbitrary code.


IMPACT:

      "When HouseCall Active X Client is installed on your machine, it exposes
      the computer to a vulnerability that allows a hacker to run arbitrary 
      code." [1]


MITIGATION:

      Trend Micro has produced Hot Fix Build 1285 of HouseCall Server 6.6 
      which can be obtained from Trend Micro Technical Support.

      Trend Micro has also added the disclaimer that this Hot Fix has had
      limited testing and is not certified as an official product update. As
      such administrators should test this Hot Fix before deployment.


REFERENCES:

      [1] [Hot Fix] B1285 - Trend Micro HouseCall 6.6 ActiveX Control
          "notifyOnLoadNative()" Vulnerability
          http://esupport.trendmicro.com/support/viewxml.do?ContentID=EN-1038646&id=EN-1038646

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