Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Form Loader load memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. This affects the function Load of the component Form Loader. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-0187. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended that the affected component be replaced with an alternative.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (Programming Tool Software). This affects the function load of the component Form Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:

By design, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 automatically executes code in the Load event of a user-defined control (UserControl1_Load function), which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into opening a malicious Visual Studio project file.

The weakness was released 01/11/2006 by priestmaster as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-0187 since 01/12/2006. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

After 2 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24116), SecurityFocus (BID 16225†), OSVDB (22332†) and Secunia (SA18409†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Alternative
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Patch: microsoft.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: priestmaster
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0187 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1971
X-Force: 24116 - Microsoft Visual Studio UserControl.Load code execution, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 16225
Secunia: 18409 - Microsoft Visual Studio User Control Load Event Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 22332 - Microsoft Visual Studio UserControl Load Event Code Execution
Vupen: ADV-2006-0151

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

Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2006 11:58
Updated: 04/20/2018 09:41
Changes: 01/12/2006 11:58 (70), 04/20/2018 09:41 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:0DD:103

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