Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6.0 ActiveX Control vb6skit.dll fCreateShellLink lpstrLinkPath memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6.0. Affected is the function fCreateShellLink in the library vb6skit.dll of the component ActiveX Control. This manipulation of the argument lpstrLinkPath causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2959. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6.0. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function fCreateShellLink in the library vb6skit.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument lpstrLinkPath with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control (vb6skit.dll) in Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long lpstrLinkPath argument to the fCreateShellLink function.

The weakness was shared 07/02/2008 by shinnai (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2959 since 07/02/2008. 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 price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/29/2024).

A public exploit has been developed in Python. 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 $25k-$100k.

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 8597.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43180), SecurityFocus (BID 29792†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40863†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: shinnai
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-2959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43009
X-Force: 43180
SecurityFocus: 29792 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6 'vb6skit.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 40863 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 6.0 SP6 Remote Code Execution due to Buffer Overflow in ActiveX Control, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 10/29/2024 00:37
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (61), 05/07/2017 16:54 (8), 08/01/2021 11:01 (2), 10/29/2024 00:37 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:A90:103

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