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8.6	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in SoftCab Sound Converter ActiveX 1.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SaveFormat of the file sndConverter.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-749. The product provides an Applications Programming Interface (API) or similar interface for interaction with external actors, but the interface includes a dangerous method or function that is not properly restricted. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insecure method vulnerability in SoftCab Sound Converter ActiveX control (sndConverter.ocx) 1.2 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via the SaveFormat method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was disclosed 12/28/2009 by ThE g0bL!N (Website). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-4453 since 12/29/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/30/2021).

A public exploit has been developed by ThE g0bL!N and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (55082) and Exploit-DB (10649).

Productinfo

Vendor

• SoftCab

Name

• Sound Converter ActiveX

Version

• 1.2

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Temp Score: 8.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Routine
CWE: CWE-749
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: ThE g0bL!N
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/25/2009 🔍
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12/28/2009 +3 days 🔍
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12/29/2009 +0 days 🔍
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12/16/2010 +352 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1553 days 🔍
08/30/2021 +2357 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: ThE g0bL!N
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-4453 (🔍)
X-Force: 55082
Vulnerability Center: 28700 - SoftCab Sound Converter ActiveX control 1.2 Allows to Create or Overwrite Arbitrary File, Medium
Secunia: 37967 - SoftCab Sound Converter ActiveX Control "SaveFormat()" Insecure Method, Less Critical
OSVDB: 61351 - SoftCab Sound Converter SoftCab.SoundConverter ActiveX (sndConverter.ocx) SaveFormat() Method Arbitrary File Overwrite

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/30/2021 11:39
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (51), 03/11/2017 08:57 (18), 08/30/2021 11:39 (3)
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Cache ID: 18:667:103

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