Google Earth 4.0.2091 href memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Earth 4.0.2091. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument href causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-7157. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Earth 4.0.2091 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument href with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Google Earth v4.0.2091 (beta) allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a KML or KMZ file with a long href element.

The bug was discovered 10/12/2006. The weakness was released 03/07/2007 by Security Team (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-7157 since 03/07/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25050 (FreeBSD : google-earth -- heap overflow in the KML engine (5c9a2769-5ade-11db-a5ae-00508d6a62df)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29502), Tenable (25050), SecurityFocus (BID 20464†), OSVDB (33484†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14931†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 25050
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : google-earth -- heap overflow in the KML engine (5c9a2769-5ade-11db-a5ae-00508d6a62df)
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OpenVAS ID: 57510
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: google-earth
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09/14/2006 🔍
10/11/2006 +27 days 🔍
10/12/2006 +1 days 🔍
10/14/2006 +2 days 🔍
03/07/2007 +144 days 🔍
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04/19/2007 +43 days 🔍
04/23/2007 +4 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2881 days 🔍
07/18/2019 +1588 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Security Team
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-7157 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-7157
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35491
X-Force: 29502
SecurityFocus: 20464 - Google Earth KML/KMZ Files Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 33484 - Google Earth - KML.KMZ Files - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14931 - Google Earth Buffer Overflow via KML or KMZ File with Long href Element, Medium

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

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Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/18/2019 12:02
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (72), 07/18/2019 12:02 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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