Rule--Sid12083--Summary:This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in ActiveBar.--Impact:Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. --Detailed Information:A vulnerability exists in the way that Internet Explorer handles ActiveX controls that may present an attacker with the opportunity to run code of their choosing on a host. The Data Dynamics ActiveBar ActiveX control (actbar3.ocx) 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to create or overwrite files via a full pathname in (1) the second argument to the Save method, or the first argument to the (2) SaveLayoutChanges or (3) SaveMenuUsageData method.--Affected Systems:Data Dynamics ActiveBar 1--Attack Scenarios:--Ease of Attack:Simple.--False Positives:None known.--False Negatives:None known.--Corrective Action:--Contributors:Sourcefire Vulnerability Research TeamThis document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/--Additional References:--