VDB-109231 · CVE-2017-12824 · BID 94548

InPage Reader memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in InPage Reader and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-12824. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in InPage Reader (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Special crafted InPage document leads to arbitrary code execution in InPage reader.

The bug was discovered 11/23/2016. The weakness was released 11/08/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securelist.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-12824 since 08/11/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 350 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (305) and SecurityFocus (BID 94548†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Attacked

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Timelineinfo

11/23/2016 🔍
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08/11/2017 +261 days 🔍
11/08/2017 +89 days 🔍
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11/09/2017 +1 days 🔍
07/07/2024 +2432 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securelist.com
Researcher: Denis Legezo
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-12824 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12824
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109231
SecurityFocus: 94548 - InPage '.inp' File Parser Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2017 08:13
Updated: 07/07/2024 08:53
Changes: 11/09/2017 08:13 (56), 12/05/2019 10:09 (3), 01/23/2021 09:23 (3), 07/07/2024 08:53 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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