A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Samsung SmartViewer (version unknown). This affects an unknown function of the component ActiveX Control. 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:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the BackupToAvi method in the CNC_Ctrl ActiveX control in Samsung SmartViewer allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 12/08/2014 by Andrea Micalizzi (rgod) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-9265 since 12/04/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download 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 Exploit-DB (35822). See 73144 for similar entry.

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