Maxthon Maxthon Browser up to 2.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Maxthon Maxthon Browser up to 2.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-3667. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Maxthon Maxthon Browser up to 2.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Maxthon Browser 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Content-type HTTP header.

The bug was discovered 08/09/2008. The weakness was disclosed 08/13/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-3667 since 08/13/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115887 (Maxthon Browser Content-Type Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

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 6231.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44381), SecurityFocus (BID 30617†), OSVDB (47621†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-19218†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-3667 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3667
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43682
X-Force: 44381
SecurityFocus: 30617 - Maxthon Browser Content-Type Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 47621 - Maxthon Browser - Content-Type Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 19218 - Maxthon Browser Vulnerability Allows User-Assisted Remote Attackers to Execute Code or to Cause DoS, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 05/26/2025 07:31
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (62), 08/15/2019 18:35 (3), 05/26/2025 07:31 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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