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CVE-2012-0985

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.…

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
SonySmartwi Connection Utillity
Versions 4.7, 4.7.4, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11
SonyVaio Easy Connect
Versions 1.0.0, 1.1.0
SonyVaio Pc Wireless Lan Wizard
Version 1.0
SonyVaio Wireless Wizard
Versions 1.00, 1.00_64, 1.01, 2.0, 3.0

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