Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 ActiveX Control vfp6r.dll privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library vfp6r.dll of the component ActiveX Control. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-0236. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function in the library vfp6r.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

An ActiveX control for Microsoft Visual FoxPro (vfp6r.dll 6.0.8862.0) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by invoking the DoCmd method.

The weakness was published 01/10/2008 by shinnai (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0236. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5891.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39558), SecurityFocus (BID 27205†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30926†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Saint ID: exploit_info/visual_foxpro_vfp6r_docmd
Saint Name: Visual FoxPro vfp6r.dll ActiveX Control DoCmd command execution

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: shinnai
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0236 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0236
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40495
X-Force: 39558
SecurityFocus: 27205 - RETIRED: Microsoft Visual FoxPro 'vfp6r.dll' ActiveX Control Arbitrary Command Execution
Vulnerability Center: 30926 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 10/14/2024 04:52
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (55), 03/20/2017 09:32 (15), 07/30/2021 14:20 (4), 10/14/2024 04:52 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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