Gateway Cweblaunchctl Activex Control 1.0.0.1 ActiveX Control weblaunch.ocx fourth memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Gateway Cweblaunchctl Activex Control 1.0.0.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file weblaunch.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument fourth
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. CVE summarizes:
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the WebLaunch.WeblaunchCtl.1 (aka CWebLaunchCtl) ActiveX control in weblaunch.ocx 1.0.0.1 in Gateway Weblaunch allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the (1) second or (2) fourth argument to the DoWebLaunch method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
The weakness was published 01/10/2008 by Elazar Broad as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0220. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.
It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5887.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (39554). Similar entry is available at 40481.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sources
Advisory: kb.cert.orgResearcher: Elazar Broad
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2008-0220 (🔍)
X-Force: 39554
Vulnerability Center: 30928 - Gateway Weblaunch Weblaunch.ocx 1.0.0.1 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 27193 - Gateway CWebLaunchCtl ActiveX Control Command Execution and Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 13:43Updated: 07/30/2021 14:05
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (55), 03/20/2017 09:32 (12), 07/30/2021 14:05 (4)
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