ASUS Ipswcom Activex Component 1.0.0.1 ActiveX ipswcom.dll CxDbgPrint memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in ASUS Ipswcom Activex Component 1.0.0.1. This affects the function CxDbgPrint in the library ipswcom.dll of the component ActiveX. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the CxDbgPrint function in the ipswcom.dll ActiveX component 1.0.0.1 for ASUS Net4Switch 1.0.0020 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long parameter to the Alert method.

The weakness was released 09/15/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4924 since 09/15/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/26/2017).

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 199 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12392.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73384) and Exploit-DB (18538).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Metasploit
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MetaSploit ID: asus_net4switch_ipswcom.rb
MetaSploit Name: ASUS Net4Switch ipswcom.dll ActiveX Stack Buffer Overflow
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03/24/2015 +727 days 🔍
04/26/2017 +764 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: asus.com

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-4924 (🔍)
X-Force: 73384
Vulnerability Center: 38933 - ASUS Net4Switch 1.0.0020 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution via ipswcom.dll, Critical
SecurityFocus: 52110
Secunia: 48125 - Net4Switch ipswcom ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 79438

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

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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 04/26/2017 17:54
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (65), 04/26/2017 17:54 (11)
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