full-disclosure - Re: Month of ActiveX Bug

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Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 11:47:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: bugtraq@...security.net
To: Larry@...ryseltzer.com (Larry Seltzer)
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Month of ActiveX Bug

> >>http://moaxb.blogspot.com/=20
> =20
> Wow, a DoS in a 3rd-party Poiwerpoint viewer. This ought to bring the
> Internet to its knees. I wonder if he'll have any actual ActiveX bugs=
>  or
> if they'll just be DoS's in controls.

Consider that most often a bug filed as DOS can actually
be exploitable, but the person who discovered it can't get the POC working or is even aware it is. While command execution is the ideal goal it doesn't
mean other types of issues are *completely* worthless.  

- Robert
http://www.cgisecurity.com/

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