Ubisoft Uplay Plugin prior 2.0.4 os command injection

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A vulnerability has been found in Ubisoft Uplay Plugin and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The web browser plugin for Ubisoft Uplay PC before 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the -orbit_exe_path command line argument.

The weakness was shared 07/29/2012 by Tavis Ormandy (@taviso) with Google Security Team as [Uplay PC] Patch 2.0.4 - Security fix as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at forums.ubi.com. The vendor was not involved in the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4177 since 08/07/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by metasploit and been published 2 weeks after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at seclists.org. It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 2.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19227.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77474) and Exploit-DB (20321). Additional details are provided at torrentfreak.com.

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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: metasploit
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MetaSploit ID: ubisoft_uplay_cmd_exec.rb
MetaSploit Name: Ubisoft uplay 2.0.3 ActiveX Control Arbitrary Code Execution
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Uplay Plugin 2.0.4
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: [Uplay PC] Patch 2.0.4 - Security fix
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy (@taviso)
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4177 (🔍)
X-Force: 77474
Vulnerability Center: 36532 - Ubisoft Uplay PC \x3C2.0.4 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution via the -orbit_exe_path Argument, Critical
SecurityFocus: 54867 - Ubisoft Uplay ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 84402

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

Created: 08/10/2012 11:26
Updated: 04/18/2017 11:28
Changes: 08/10/2012 11:26 (77), 04/18/2017 11:28 (11)
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