Microsoft Digital Image 2006 ActiveX Control PipPPush.DLL input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Digital Image 2006. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code in the library PipPPush.DLL 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. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft PicturePusher ActiveX control (PipPPush.DLL 7.00.0709), as used in Microsoft Digital Image 2006 Starter Edition, allows remote attackers to force the upload of arbitrary files by using the AddString and Post methods and a modified PostURL to construct an HTTP POST request. NOTE: this issue might only be exploitable in limited environments or non-default browser settings.

The bug was discovered 10/08/2008. The weakness was published 10/08/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4493 since 10/08/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45735) and Exploit-DB (6699).

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: milw0rm.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4493 (🔍)
X-Force: 45735
SecurityTracker: 1021018
Vulnerability Center: 19777 - Microsoft PicturePusher As Used in Digital Image Suite 2006 Remote Files Upload Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 31632 - Microsoft PicturePusher 'PipPPush.dll' ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
OSVDB: 49082 - Microsoft - PicturePusher - 'PipPPush.dll' ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download Issue

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/19/2019 09:08
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (64), 08/19/2019 09:08 (4)
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