SAP Business Objects up to 6.4 ActiveX Control rptviewerax.dll memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SAP Business Objects up to 6.4. This vulnerability affects an unknown part in the library rptviewerax.dll of the component ActiveX Control. 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. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SAP Business Objects BusinessObjects RptViewerAX ActiveX control in RptViewerAX.dll in Business Objects 6.5 before CHF74 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 03/19/2008 by Will Dormann with CERT/CC as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-6254 since 12/05/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41256), SecurityFocus (BID 28292†), Secunia (SA29437†), SecurityTracker (ID 1019668†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30377†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Business Objects 6.5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6254 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6254
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41590
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X-Force: 41256
SecurityFocus: 28292 - BusinessObjects 'RptViewerAX' ActiveX Control Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 29437 - BusinessObjects "RptViewerAX" ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1019668 - BusinessObjects Stack Overflow in RptViewerAX ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 30377 - BusinessObjects 6.2 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via Unspecified Vectors, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0927

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 05:00 PM
Updated: 11/28/2024 11:34 AM
Changes: 03/16/2015 05:00 PM (55), 03/19/2017 07:49 AM (19), 11/28/2024 11:34 AM (16)
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