McAfee VirusScan 10.0.27/2004/2005 ActiveX Control mcsubmgr.dll isoldappinstalled memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee VirusScan 10.0.27/2004/2005. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is the function isoldappinstalled in the library mcsubmgr.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-2584. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee VirusScan 10.0.27/2004/2005 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function isoldappinstalled in the library mcsubmgr.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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the IsOldAppInstalled function in the McSubMgr.McSubMgr Subscription Manager ActiveX control (MCSUBMGR.DLL) in McAfee SecurityCenter before 6.0.25 and 7.x before 7.2.147 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument.

The weakness was released 05/08/2007 by Peter Vreugdenhil (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-2584 since 05/09/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Jambalaya in ANSI C and been published 2 days after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 6.0.25 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4696.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34179), Exploit-DB (3893), SecurityFocus (BID 23888†), OSVDB (35874†) and Secunia (SA25173†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Jambalaya
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Peter Vreugdenhil
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2584 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2584
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36701
X-Force: 34179
SecurityFocus: 23888 - McAfee Security Center McSubMgr.DLL ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 25173 - McAfee SecurityCenter Subscription Manager ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 35874 - McAfee SecurityCenter McSubMgr.McSubMgr Subscription Manager ActiveX (MCSUBMGR.DLL) IsOldAppInstalled Function Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1018028 - McAfee SecurityCenter Buffer Overflow in the McSubMgr ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 15158 - McAfee SecurityCenter MCSUBMGR.DLL Buffer Overflow Allows Remote User-Assisted Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1717

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 09/03/2017 14:55
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (66), 09/03/2017 14:55 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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