W3C Amaya Web Browser 10.0.1 HREF memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in W3C Amaya Web Browser 10.0.1. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation of the argument HREF leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-5282. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in W3C Amaya Web Browser 10.0.1 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument HREF 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:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in W3C Amaya Web Browser 10.0.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a link with a long HREF attribute, and (2) a DIV tag with a long id attribute.

The weakness was released 11/24/2008 by r0ut3r (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5282 since 11/28/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/03/2021).

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56495 (FreeBSD : amaya -- multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities (a89b76a7-f6bd-11dd-94d9-0030843d3802)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

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 6851.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46813), Tenable (56495), SecurityFocus (BID 32442†), OSVDB (50282†) and Secunia (SA32848†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-46155. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 56495
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : amaya -- multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities (a89b76a7-f6bd-11dd-94d9-0030843d3802)
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OpenVAS ID: 63357
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: amaya
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: r0ut3r
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5282 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5282
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45236
X-Force: 46813
SecurityFocus: 32442 - W3C Amaya 'TtaWCToMBstring()' Multiple Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32848 - Amaya Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 50282 - Amaya DIV Tag id Parameter Processing Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 31492 - W3C Amaya Web Browser 10.0.1 Multiple Remote Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-3255

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/03/2021 10:28
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (68), 03/22/2017 21:49 (16), 08/03/2021 10:28 (3)
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