Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 4.74.8702.0 stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 4.74.8702.0. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component HTML Help. The manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-0564. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 4.74.8702.0. This issue affects an unknown function of the component HTML Help. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 4.74.8702.0, and possibly earlier versions, and as included in the Microsoft HTML Help 1.4 SDK, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .hhp file with a long Contents file field.

The bug was discovered 01/12/2009. The weakness was published 02/06/2006 by bratax as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-0564 since 02/06/2006. 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 are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at frsirt.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 5740. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4161.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (7727), OSVDB (22941†), Secunia (SA18740†), SecurityTracker (ID 1015585†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-10281†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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MetaSploit ID: hhw_hhp_compiledfile_bof.rb
MetaSploit Name: HTML Help Workshop 4.74 (hhp Project File) Buffer Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: bratax
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-0564 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0564
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28595
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X-Force: 24481
Secunia: 18740
OSVDB: 22941 - Microsoft HTML Help Workshop .hhp Parsing Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1015585
Vulnerability Center: 10281 - Microsoft HTML Help Workshop Stack Overflow via .hhp File with long Contents File Field, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0446

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 11/24/2024 03:42
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (71), 06/13/2019 20:49 (6), 07/07/2021 20:15 (3), 11/24/2024 03:42 (15)
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