WebGate Control Center GetRecFileInfo/Login/GetThumbnail buffer overflow
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in WebGate Control Center. The impacted element is the function GetRecFileInfo/Login/GetThumbnail. This manipulation causes buffer overflow.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-2099. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in WebGate Control Center (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is the function GetRecFileInfo/Login/GetThumbnail. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was released 07/23/2021. The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-2099. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123487 (WebGate eDVR Manager ActiveX Controls Multiple Buffer Overflow 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 Exploit-DB (36518). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploiting
Class: Buffer overflowCWE: CWE-120 / 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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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
02/27/2015 🔍07/23/2021 🔍
07/23/2021 🔍
07/01/2025 🔍
Sources
Advisory: zerodayinitiative.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2015-2099 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2099
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-179461
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 07/23/2021 07:50Updated: 07/01/2025 12:02
Changes: 07/23/2021 07:50 (35), 07/27/2021 13:57 (2), 11/28/2024 22:12 (16), 07/01/2025 12:02 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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