SSReader Ultra Star Reader up to 4.0 ActiveX Control pdg2.dll Register memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SSReader Ultra Star Reader up to 4.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is the function Register in the library pdg2.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-5892. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in SSReader Ultra Star Reader up to 4.0. Affected is the function Register in the library pdg2.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the pdg2.dll ActiveX control in SSReader 4.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the Register method. NOTE: some details were obtained from third party sources.

The weakness was disclosed 11/07/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-5892. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/21/2024).

The exploit is shared for download at immunitysec.com. It is declared as attacked.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38311), Zero-Day.cz (237), OSVDB (38436†), Secunia (SA27561†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30937†). The entries VDB-82, VDB-332, VDB-333 and VDB-427 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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: Attacked
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-5892 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5892
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39612
X-Force: 38311
Secunia: 27561
OSVDB: 38436 - SSReader Pdg2 ActiveX (pdg2.dll) Register() Method Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 30937 - SSReader 4.0 and earlier Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via the Register Method, Medium

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

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/21/2024 02:05
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (53), 03/20/2017 09:34 (8), 07/29/2021 15:41 (2), 07/21/2024 02:05 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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