Panda ActiveScan 2.0 ActiveX Control as2guiie.dll memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Panda ActiveScan 2.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part in the library as2guiie.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ActiveX control (as2guiie.dll) in Panda ActiveScan before 1.02.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the Update method.

The bug was discovered 07/04/2008. The weakness was shared 07/11/2008 by Karol Wiesek (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-3155 since 07/11/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115865 (Panda ActiveScan Remote Buffer Overflow and Arbitrary CAB File Installation Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43588), Exploit-DB (6004), SecurityFocus (BID 30086†), OSVDB (46739†) and Secunia (SA30841†). The entry VDB-43180 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ActiveScan 2.0
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Karol Wiesek
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-3155 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3155
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43179
X-Force: 43588
SecurityFocus: 30086 - Panda ActiveScan Remote Buffer Overflow and Arbitrary CAB File Installation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30841
OSVDB: 46739 - CVE-2008-3155 - Panda - ActiveScan - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020432
Vulnerability Center: 19097 - Panda ActiveScan <1.02.00 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution or DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2008

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 12:19 PM
Updated: 10/31/2024 06:23 PM
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 PM (68), 08/15/2019 10:16 AM (11), 10/31/2024 06:23 PM (16)
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