Microsoft Rich Textbox Control 6.0 ActiveX Control richtx32.ocx input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Rich Textbox Control 6.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file richtx32.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0237. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Rich Textbox Control 6.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file richtx32.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Microsoft Rich Textbox ActiveX Control (RICHTX32.OCX) 6.1.97.82 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by invoking the insecure SaveFile method.

The weakness was released 01/10/2008. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0237. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 5891.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39557), SecurityFocus (BID 27201†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23079†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Saint ID: exploit_info/microsoft_rich_textbox_savefile
Saint Name: Microsoft Rich Textbox ActiveX control SaveFile vulnerability

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40496
X-Force: 39557
SecurityFocus: 27201
Vulnerability Center: 23079 - Microsoft Rich Textbox ActiveX Control 6.1.97.82 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 01:43 PM
Updated: 10/14/2024 04:52 AM
Changes: 03/16/2015 01:43 PM (36), 07/08/2015 12:04 PM (16), 07/30/2021 02:22 PM (3), 07/30/2021 02:23 PM (7), 07/30/2021 02:27 PM (2), 10/14/2024 04:52 AM (22)
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