EMC Retrospect 6.5/7.0/7.5 File Permission retrospect.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in EMC Retrospect 6.5/7.0/7.5. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file retrospect.exe of the component File Permission. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-2155. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in EMC Retrospect 6.5/7.0/7.5. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file retrospect.exe of the component File Permission. The manipulation 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:

EMC Retrospect for Windows 6.5 before 6.5.382, 7.0 before 7.0.344, and 7.5 before 7.5.1.105 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by replacing the Retrospect.exe file, possibly due to improper file permissions.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2006. The weakness was presented 05/03/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-2155 since 05/03/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26227), OSVDB (25161†), Secunia (SA19850†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-12068†). See VDB-30022 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Retrospect 6.5

Timelineinfo

04/17/2006 🔍
05/02/2006 +15 days 🔍
05/03/2006 +1 days 🔍
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06/27/2006 +55 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3180 days 🔍
06/21/2019 +1562 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dellemc.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-2155 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2155
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30023
X-Force: 26227
Secunia: 19850 - EMC Retrospect Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 25161 - CVE-2006-2155 - EMC Retrospect - Code Execution Issue
Vulnerability Center: 12068 - EMC Retrospect 6.5, 7.0 and 7.5 Local Privilege Escalation by Replacing the Retrospect.exe File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-1612

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/21/2019 11:50
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (64), 06/21/2019 11:50 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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