Pnotepad Programmers Notepad up to 2.0.6.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pnotepad Programmers Notepad up to 2.0.6.0. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-1210. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Pnotepad Programmers Notepad up to 2.0.6.0. Affected is some unknown processing. 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 ctags parsing code in Programmer s Notepad before 2.0.8.718 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted .c file, when the victim selects the Jump To dialog. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The bug was discovered 03/06/2008. The weakness was released 03/07/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-1210 since 03/07/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/07/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31410 (Programmer's Notepad ctags Processing Buffer Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.0.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41022), Tenable (31410), SecurityFocus (BID 28119†), OSVDB (42933†) and Secunia (SA29233†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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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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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 31410
Nessus Name: Programmer's Notepad ctags Processing Buffer Overflow
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Programmers Notepad 2.0.6.1

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08/07/2019 +1605 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-1210 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1210
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41376
X-Force: 41022
SecurityFocus: 28119 - Programmer's Notepad 'ctags' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 29233 - Programmer's Notepad ctags Processing Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 42933 - Programmer's Notepad - 'ctags' Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17877 - Programmer's Notepad < 2.0.8.718 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/07/2019 09:30
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (71), 08/07/2019 09:30 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:4D4:103

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