Mobius DocumentDirect for the Internet 1.2 ddicgi.exe User-Agent memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mobius DocumentDirect for the Internet 1.2. This impacts an unknown function of the file ddicgi.exe. The manipulation of the argument User-Agent leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0828. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Mobius DocumentDirect for the Internet 1.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file ddicgi.exe. The manipulation of the argument User-Agent with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in ddicgi.exe in Mobius DocumentDirect for the Internet 1.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long User-Agent parameter.

The weakness was shared 11/14/2000 by David Litchfield with @stake (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at atstake.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0828. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/08/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available 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 databases at X-Force (5212), Exploit-DB (20211) and SecurityFocus (BID 1657†). The entries VDB-15957 and VDB-15958 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/08/2000 🔍
11/14/2000 +67 days 🔍
11/14/2000 +0 days 🔍
06/27/2014 +4973 days 🔍
06/08/2025 +3998 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: atstake.com
Researcher: David Litchfield
Organization: @stake
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0828 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0828
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15959
X-Force: 5212 - DocumentDirect \
SecurityFocus: 1657 - Mobius DocumentDirect for the Internet 1.2 Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 06/27/2014 18:09
Updated: 06/08/2025 00:39
Changes: 06/27/2014 18:09 (59), 04/06/2019 09:16 (1), 06/08/2025 00:39 (20)
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