Walter Beschmout phpquiz 1.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Walter Beschmout phpquiz 1.2. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-4979. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Walter Beschmout phpquiz 1.2. Affected is an unknown part. 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

Direct static code injection vulnerability in cfgphpquiz/install.php in Walter Beschmout PhpQuiz 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code in config.inc.php via modified configuration settings.

The weakness was presented 09/24/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4979 since 09/24/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by simo64 in Perl and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (28997), Exploit-DB (2376), SecurityFocus (BID 20065†) and Secunia (SA22015†). See VDB-32447 and VDB-32446 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Functional
Author: simo64
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32448
X-Force: 28997 - PhpQuiz install.php code execution
SecurityFocus: 20065 - PHPQuiz Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22015 - PHPQuiz Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-3693

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

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 07/20/2024 20:09
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (55), 08/04/2018 09:57 (12), 07/20/2024 20:09 (17)
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