Intuit QuickBooks awapi4.answerworks.1 ActiveX Control awapi4.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Intuit QuickBooks awapi4.answerworks.1 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function in the library awapi4.dll of the component ActiveX Control. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2007-6387. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Intuit QuickBooks awapi4.answerworks.1. This affects an unknown part in the library awapi4.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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the awApi4.AnswerWorks.1 ActiveX control in awApi4.dll 4.0.0.42, as used by Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks, and Intuit Clearly Bookkeeping, ProSeries, QuickBooks, Quicken, QuickTax, and TurboTax, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) GetHistory, (2) GetSeedQuery, (3) SetSeedQuery, and possibly other methods. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The bug was discovered 12/11/2007. The weakness was released 12/14/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vantagelinguistics.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-6387 since 12/14/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Elazar and been published 3 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29313 (MS07-069: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (942615)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115690 (Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. 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 (39004), Exploit-DB (4825), Tenable (29313), SecurityFocus (BID 26815†) and OSVDB (42613†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3509, VDB-3507, VDB-3508 and VDB-38643. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Elazar
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Nessus ID: 29313
Nessus Name: MS07-069: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (942615)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vantagelinguistics.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6387 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6387
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40071
X-Force: 39004
SecurityFocus: 26815 - Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks ActiveX Controls Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26566
OSVDB: 42613 - Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks ActiveX control buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 17198 - Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks, Intuit Clearly Bookkeeping and Other Products Remote Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-4194

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

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/02/2025 01:53
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (75), 08/02/2019 09:35 (9), 10/13/2024 11:03 (16), 06/02/2025 01:53 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:232:103

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