Gemalto ACC hasplms Language Pack memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Gemalto ACC. Affected is an unknown function of the component hasplms. Performing a manipulation as part of Language Pack results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-11497. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Gemalto ACC (version now known). This affects some unknown processing of the component hasplms. The manipulation as part of a Language Pack 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 buffer overflow in hasplms in Gemalto ACC (Admin Control Center), all versions ranging from HASP SRM 2.10 to Sentinel LDK 7.50, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via language packs containing filenames longer than 1024 characters.

The bug was discovered 01/26/2017. The weakness was disclosed 10/03/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at ics-cert.kaspersky.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-11497 since 07/20/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 249 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11926 (Gemalto HASP SRM, Sentinel HASP and Sentinel LDK hasplms Service Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

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 SecurityFocus (BID 102739†). The entries VDB-107336, VDB-107338, VDB-107412 and VDB-107413 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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01/26/2017 🔍
07/20/2017 +175 days 🔍
10/02/2017 +74 days 🔍
10/03/2017 +1 days 🔍
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01/18/2018 +107 days 🔍
12/30/2022 +1807 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ssa-727467
Researcher: Sergey Temnikov, Vladimir Dashchenko
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-11497 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11497
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107337
SecurityFocus: 102739 - Multiple Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Add-On Products Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/03/2017 10:50
Updated: 12/30/2022 14:37
Changes: 10/03/2017 10:50 (60), 11/21/2019 08:50 (5), 01/15/2021 06:40 (2), 12/30/2022 14:37 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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