Facebook PhotoUploader 4.5.57.0/5.0.14.0 ActiveX Control memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Facebook PhotoUploader 4.5.57.0/5.0.14.0 (Social Network Software). Affected is some unknown functionality 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. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Facebook PhotoUploader ActiveX control 5.0.14.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long FileMask property value.

The weakness was disclosed 12/24/2008 by Rafel Ivgi (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5711. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/03/2021).

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 30152 (Facebook Photo Uploader ActiveX Control < 4.5.57.1 Multiple Buffer Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

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 (40160) and Tenable (30152). The entry 40910 is pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 30152
Nessus Name: Facebook Photo Uploader ActiveX Control < 4.5.57.1 Multiple Buffer Overflows
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MetaSploit ID: facebook_extractiptc.rb
MetaSploit Name: Facebook Photo Uploader 4 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Rafel Ivgi
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5711 (🔍)
X-Force: 40160
Vulnerability Center: 23496 - Facebook PhotoUploader ActiveX Control 5.0.14.0 Heap-Based Buffer Overflow, Medium
SecurityFocus: 27756 - Facebook Photo Uploader 'ImageUploader4.1.ocx' FileMask Method ActiveX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/03/2021 19:28
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (56), 02/15/2017 09:07 (13), 08/03/2021 19:21 (3), 08/03/2021 19:28 (1)
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