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9.8	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability was found in Acer Lunchapp.aplunch (version unknown). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file acerctrl.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insecure method vulnerability in the Acer LunchApp (aka AcerCtrls.APlunch) ActiveX control in acerctrl.ocx allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the Run method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6121.

The weakness was published 08/16/2009 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2627. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/20/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40666 (Acer AcerCtrls.APlunch ActiveX Arbitrary Command Execution), 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 (52592) and Tenable (40666).

Productinfo

Vendor

• Acer

Name

• Lunchapp.aplunch

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 40666
Nessus Name: Acer AcerCtrls.APlunch ActiveX Arbitrary Command Execution
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/28/2009 🔍
08/16/2009 +19 days 🔍
08/18/2009 +2 days 🔍
08/18/2009 +0 days 🔍
08/19/2009 +1 days 🔍
08/20/2009 +1 days 🔍
08/21/2009 +0 days 🔍
08/24/2009 +3 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +2032 days 🔍
08/20/2021 +2347 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-2627 (🔍)
X-Force: 52592
Vulnerability Center: 23267 - Acer LunchApp.Aplunch Run Method Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36068 - Acer LunchApp ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 57201 - Acer AcerCtrls.APlunch ActiveX (acerctrl.ocx) Run Method Arbitrary Local File Execution

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/20/2021 10:53
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (57), 02/13/2017 10:21 (8), 08/20/2021 10:47 (3), 08/20/2021 10:53 (1)
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