ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm 6.0/6.1 MSHTML.DLL ShowHTMLDialog Remote Code Execution

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A vulnerability was found in ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm 6.0/6.1 (Firewall Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function ShowHTMLDialog in the library MSHTML.DLL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Zone Labs (1) ZoneAlarm Pro 6.0, (2) ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.0, (3) ZoneAlarm Anti-Virus 6.0, (4) ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware 6.0 through 6.1, and (5) ZoneAlarm 6.0 allow remote attackers to bypass the "Advanced Program Control and OS Firewall filters" setting via URLs in "HTML Modal Dialogs" (window.location.href) contained within JavaScript tags.

The bug was discovered 10/10/2005. The weakness was published 11/08/2005 by Debasis Mohanty with hackingspirits.com (Website). The advisory is shared for download at hackingspirits.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3560 since 11/16/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a exploit are known.

An exploit has been developed in ZIP Archive. The exploit is available at hackingspirits.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 29 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at zonelabs.com.Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling . The best possible mitigation is suggested to be applying a restrictive firewalling.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (22971).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Firewall
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Patch: zonelabs.com

Timelineinfo

10/10/2005 🔍
11/07/2005 +28 days 🔍
11/08/2005 +1 days 🔍
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11/16/2005 +6 days 🔍
11/16/2005 +0 days 🔍
07/05/2019 +4979 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: hackingspirits.com
Researcher: Debasis Mohanty
Organization: hackingspirits.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3560 (🔍)
X-Force: 22971 - ZoneAlarm ShowHTMLDialog function obtain information, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 15347 - Zone Labs Zone Alarm Advance Program Control Bypass Weakness
Secunia: 17450 - ZoneAlarm Personal Firewall Program Control Feature Bypass, Not Critical
OSVDB: 20677 - ZoneAlarm ShowHTMLDialog() Outbound Filter Bypass

Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2005 10:31
Updated: 07/05/2019 10:48
Changes: 11/10/2005 10:31 (76), 07/05/2019 10:48 (1)
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