Security flaws in an ActiveX control used in MySpace upload images onto the social networking sites leave users open to attack. Facebook users may also be at risk. A buffer overflow vulnerability in Aurigma's Image Uploader Control Library might be used to compromise a user's system. The affected control is used for uploading images onto social networking sites using Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Users might be vulnerable if tricked into visiting a specially crafted web page that exploits the vulnerability.
The flaw was first reported by Elazar Broad on a full disclosure mailing list, who said that the vulnerable control was used by MySpace. Facebook also reportedly repackages the Aurigma control, though which version it uses is unclear. Broad reported the problem to Aurigma.
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