CVE-2011-2591
Multiple buffer overflows in the Provideo ActiveX controls allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted input fields, as demonstrated by (1) a long strIp argument to the voice method in 2way.dll in the alarm 1.0.3.1 ActiveX control, (2) a network response to AXPlayer.ocx in the GMAXPlayer 2.0.8.2 ActiveX control, the (3) UserName or (4) Password parameter to AXPlayer.ocx in the GMAXPlayer 2.0.8.2 ActiveX control, (5) a long Id parameter to the GetString method in PAxPlayer.ocx in the PAxPlayer 3.0.0.9 ActiveX control, or (6) a long strAdr parameter to the ConnectIPCam method in PAxPlayer.ocx in the PAxPlayer 3.0.0.9 ActiveX control.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 5.4% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-2574)
- Published
- August 5, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-2574 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- provideo / alarm activex control
- provideo / gmax activex control
- provideo / paxplayer activex control
References
- http://osvdb.org/74310
- http://osvdb.org/74311
- http://osvdb.org/74312
- http://osvdb.org/74313
- http://osvdb.org/74314
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2011-56/(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2011-57/(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2011-58/(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48977
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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