Microsoft Visual Studio 6 ActiveX Control VBTOVSI.dll path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Visual Studio 6. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function in the library VBTOVSI.dll of the component ActiveX Control. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2007-4890. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to disable the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Visual Studio 6 (Programming Tool Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block in the library VBTOVSI.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Absolute directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the VB To VSI Support Library (VBTOVSI.DLL) 1.0.0.0 in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the SaveAs method. NOTE: contents can be copied from local files via the Load method.

The weakness was shared 09/14/2007 by shinnai (Website). The advisory is shared at shinnai.altervista.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-4890 since 09/13/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at shinnai.altervista.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be disabling the affected component.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36571), SecurityFocus (BID 25635†), OSVDB (37107†), Secunia (SA26779†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29925†). The entries VDB-3308 and VDB-38782 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Disable
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: shinnai.altervista.org
Researcher: shinnai
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-4890 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4890
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3309
X-Force: 36571 - Microsoft Visual Studio VB To VSI Support Library ActiveX control file overwrite, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 25635 - Microsoft Visual Studio VB To VSI Support Library ActiveX Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
Secunia: 26779 - Microsoft Visual Studio PDWizard.ocx ActiveX Controls Insecure Methods, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 37107
Vulnerability Center: 29925 - Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Remote File Overwrite Vulnerability via the SaveAs Method, Medium

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

Created: 09/19/2007 09:00
Updated: 10/07/2024 03:18
Changes: 09/19/2007 09:00 (53), 07/08/2015 14:26 (22), 03/15/2021 18:19 (2), 03/15/2021 18:26 (7), 10/07/2024 03:18 (15)
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