Tonec Inc. Internet Download Manager up to 5.14 parsing memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Tonec Inc. Internet Download Manager up to 5.14. Affected by this issue is the function parsing. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4508. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Tonec Inc. Internet Download Manager up to 5.14 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function parsing. The manipulation 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the file parsing function in Tonec Internet Download Manager, possibly 5.14 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted AppleDouble file containing a long string. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2210.

The weakness was shared 10/09/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4508 since 10/09/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45711) and SecurityFocus (BID 31603†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Tonec Inc.

Name

Internet Download Manager

Version

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4508 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4508
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44419
X-Force: 45711 - Internet Download Manager file buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 31603 - Internet Download Manager File Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 12/02/2017 10:33
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (50), 12/02/2017 10:33 (7)
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