Microsoft ActiveX 2.0 ActiveX Control privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft ActiveX 2.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component ActiveX Control. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-0470. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Microsoft ActiveX 2.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A certain ActiveX control in Comodo AntiVirus 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the ExecuteStr method.

The weakness was released 01/29/2008 by Krystian Kloskowski (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0470. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/14/2024). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $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 5908.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39904), SecurityFocus (BID 27424†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30923†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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01/29/2008 +5 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +1440 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Krystian Kloskowski
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0470 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0470
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40736
X-Force: 39904
SecurityFocus: 27424 - Comodo AntiVirus 'ExecuteStr()' ActiveX Control Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 30923 - Comodo AntiVirus 2.0 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via the ExecuteStr method, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 10/14/2024 21:00
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (48), 03/20/2017 09:31 (13), 07/30/2021 18:43 (4), 10/14/2024 21:00 (17)
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