Topazsystems Sigplus Pro Activex Control 3.74 ActiveX Control LCDWriteString eighth memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Topazsystems Sigplus Pro Activex Control 3.74. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is the function LCDWriteString of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument eighth 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:

Stack-based buffer overflow in SigPlus Pro 3.74 ActiveX control allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long eighth argument (HexString) to the LCDWriteString method.

The weakness was presented 07/31/2010 by mr_me (Website). The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-2931 since 08/04/2010. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and 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 01/21/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by mr_me and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51894 (SigPlus Pro ActiveX Control LCDWriteString() Method HexString Parameter Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118354 (Topaz SigPlus Pro ActiveX LCDWriteString() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (60839), Exploit-DB (14514), Tenable (51894), SecurityFocus (BID 42109†) and OSVDB (66810†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: mr_me
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Nessus ID: 51894
Nessus Name: SigPlus Pro ActiveX Control LCDWriteString() Method HexString Parameter Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 801252
OpenVAS Name: SigPlus Pro ActiveX Control LCDWriteString() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Suricata ID: 2012134
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: mr_me
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-2931 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2931
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54258

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X-Force: 60839
SecurityFocus: 42109
Secunia: 40818 - SigPlus Pro ActiveX Control "LCDWriteString()" Method Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 66810 - SigPlus Pro SigPlus.ocx ActiveX LCDWriteString() Method HexString Parameter Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 28002 - SigPlus Pro 3.74 ActiveX control Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Long Argument, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM
Updated: 01/21/2025 07:30 AM
Changes: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM (71), 03/08/2017 09:58 PM (15), 09/21/2021 06:31 PM (2), 01/21/2025 07:30 AM (16)
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