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9.5	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Sysinternals Process Explorer up to 9.22. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23, and other versions before 9.25, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long CompanyName field in the VersionInfo information in a running process.

The weakness was disclosed 08/23/2005 by ATmaCA (Website). The advisory is shared at sysinternals.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2679 since 08/23/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/29/2017).

Upgrading to version 9.23 eliminates this vulnerability.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Sysinternals

Name

• Process Explorer

Version

• 9.0
• 9.1
• 9.2
• 9.3
• 9.4
• 9.5
• 9.6
• 9.7
• 9.8
• 9.9
• 9.10
• 9.11
• 9.12
• 9.13
• 9.14
• 9.15
• 9.16
• 9.17
• 9.18
• 9.19
• 9.20
• 9.21
• 9.22

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
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CPE 2.2info

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• 🔍
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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Process Explorer 9.23

Timelineinfo

08/19/2005 🔍
08/20/2005 +1 days 🔍
08/22/2005 +2 days 🔍
08/23/2005 +1 days 🔍
08/23/2005 +0 days 🔍
08/23/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3487 days 🔍
07/29/2017 +871 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sysinternals.com
Researcher: ATmaCA
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2005-2679 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1014742 - Sysinternals Process Explorer Buffer Overflow in Processing CompanyName Values Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
SecurityFocus: 14616 - Sysinternals Process Explorer CompanyName Value Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 16525 - Process Explorer "CompanyName" Buffer Overflow, Less Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/29/2017 12:46
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (54), 07/29/2017 12:46 (8)
Complete: 🔍

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