UUSee UUUpgrade.ocx 3.0.2.12 ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution

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9.3$0-$5k0.00

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in UUSee UUUpgrade.ocx 3.0.2.12. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file UUUpgrade.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Insecure method vulnerability in the UUSee UUUpgrade ActiveX control (UUUpgrade.ocx 3.0.2.12) allows remote attackers to force the download and overwrite of arbitrary files via crafted arguments to the Update method, as exploited in the wild in June 2009.

The weakness was released 09/08/2009 by Ligen with Symantec (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-7168. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/21/2021).

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 vulnerability database at X-Force (43428).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/26/2008 🔍
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09/07/2009 +437 days 🔍
09/08/2009 +1 days 🔍
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02/17/2011 +527 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1490 days 🔍
08/21/2021 +2348 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Ligen
Organization: Symantec
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-7168 (🔍)
X-Force: 43428
Vulnerability Center: 29817 - UUSee UUUpgrade ActiveX Control Insecure Method Vulnerability Allows Remote File Overwrite, Medium
SecurityFocus: 29963 - UUSee UUUpgrade ActiveX Control 'Update' Method Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/21/2021 02:03
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (47), 03/15/2017 17:04 (13), 08/21/2021 02:03 (3)
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Cache ID: 18:8D2:103

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