Hex-Rays SA IDA up to 6.4 Hint Calculation Database Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Hex-Rays SA IDA up to 6.4. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Hint Calculation Handler. This manipulation as part of Database causes an unknown weakness. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Hex-Rays SA IDA up to 6.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Hint Calculation Handler. The manipulation as part of a Database leads to a unknown weakness. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was presented 06/13/2014 by Masaaki Chida as Cumulative fix of potentially critical bugs found in IDA as confirmed release notes (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at hex-rays.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Hex-Rays SA. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 327 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 6.5 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at hex-rays.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The release notes contains the following remark:

We provide a fix for v6.4

See VDB-8836, VDB-8837, VDB-8838 and VDB-9525 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Hex-Rays SA

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IDA 6.5

Timelineinfo

07/21/2013 🔍
06/13/2014 +327 days 🔍
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06/14/2014 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Cumulative fix of potentially critical bugs found in IDA
Researcher: Masaaki Chida
Status: Confirmed
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13603
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2014 17:15
Changes: 06/14/2014 17:15 (51)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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