Symantec Automated Support Assistant ActiveX Control tgctlsi.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Automated Support Assistant and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function in the library tgctlsi.dll of the component ActiveX Control. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-6490. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Automated Support Assistant (Automation Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code in the library tgctlsi.dll of the component ActiveX Control. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple buffer overflows in the SupportSoft (1) SmartIssue (tgctlsi.dll) and (2) ScriptRunner (tgctlsr.dll) ActiveX controls, as used by Symantec Automated Support Assistant and Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2006, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML message.

The weakness was shared 02/23/2007 by Peter Vreugdenhil (iDefense) with iDEFENSE as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-6490 since 12/12/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/18/2025).

The exploit is available at saintcorporation.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

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 10390. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8966.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32636), SecurityFocus (BID 22564†), OSVDB (33481†), Secunia (SA24246†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017688†). The entry VDB-85226 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Saint ID: exploit_info/supportsoft_activex
Saint Name: SupportSoft tgctlsi.dll ActiveX control buffer overflow

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 10390
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Peter Vreugdenhil (iDefense)
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-6490 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6490
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35144
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X-Force: 32636
SecurityFocus: 22564 - SupportSoft ActiveX Controls Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24246 - Symantec Multiple Products SupportSoft ActiveX Controls Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 33481 - SupportSoft SmartIssue (tgctlsi.dll) ActiveX Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1017688
Vulnerability Center: 14364 - SupportSoft ActiveX Control Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0703

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

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 01/18/2025 17:14
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (64), 07/15/2019 10:26 (22), 01/18/2025 17:14 (18)
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