Eb Design Pty Ltd EbCrypt 2.0.0.2087 ActiveX Control ebcrypt.dll path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Eb Design Pty Ltd EbCrypt 2.0.0.2087. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library ebcrypt.dll of the component ActiveX Control. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-5110. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Eb Design Pty Ltd EbCrypt 2.0.0.2087. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library ebcrypt.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the EbCrypt.eb_c_PRNGenerator.1 ActiveX control in EBCRYPT.DLL 2.0.0.2087 and earlier in EB Design ebCrypt allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the SaveToFile method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was disclosed 09/24/2007 by shinnai (Website). The advisory is shared at shinnai.altervista.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-5110. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by shinnai and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120834 (ebCrypt ActiveX Control Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities).

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 12604.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36769), Exploit-DB (4453), SecurityFocus (BID 25787†), OSVDB (37736†) and Secunia (SA26959†). The entry VDB-38978 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: shinnai
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Snort ID: 12604
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: shinnai.altervista.org
Researcher: shinnai
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-5110 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5110
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38977
X-Force: 36769
SecurityFocus: 25787 - ebCrypt ActiveX Control SaveToFile Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
Secunia: 26959
OSVDB: 37736 - ebCrypt EbCrypt.eb_c_PRNGenerator.1 ActiveX (EBCRYPT.DLL) SaveToFile Method Arbitrary File Overwrite
Vulnerability Center: 29922 - EB Design ebCrypt Remote Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability via the SaveToFile Method, Medium

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

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 06/04/2025 15:32
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (53), 03/16/2017 15:34 (19), 07/29/2021 08:13 (3), 10/07/2024 12:02 (15), 06/04/2025 15:32 (2)
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