IBM eGatherer 2.0.16/2.42.243 ActiveX Control filename stack-based overflow
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A vulnerability was found in IBM eGatherer 2.0.16/2.42.243 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument filename
with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IBM Access Support eGatherer ActiveX control before 3.20.0284.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename parameter to the RunEgatherer method.
The bug was discovered 08/16/2006. The weakness was released 08/18/2006 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-4221 since 08/18/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22253 (IBM eGatherer ActiveX RunEgatherer Function Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 3.20.0284.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4655.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28418), Tenable (22253) and Exploit-DB (2276).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Stack-based overflowCWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 22253
Nessus Name: IBM eGatherer ActiveX RunEgatherer Function Overflow
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Saint ID: exploit_info/egatherer_runegatherer
Saint Name: IBM eGatherer ActiveX RunEgatherer buffer overflow
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2006-4221 (🔍)
X-Force: 28418
SecurityTracker: 1016705
Vulnerability Center: 12576 - IBM Access Support eGatherer ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution due to a Buffer Overflow, Medium
SecurityFocus: 19554 - IBM eGatherer ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 21528 - IBM eGatherer ActiveX "RunEgatherer" Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 27976 - IBM - EGatherer - ActiveX - Remote Buffer Overflow Issue
Vupen: ADV-2006-3305
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 15:51Updated: 06/24/2019 16:12
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (87), 06/24/2019 16:12 (7)
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