Microsoft Windows XP chm memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows XP. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file chm. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-0119. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows XP (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file chm. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .chm file.

The weakness was disclosed 01/14/2009 by securfrog (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0119 since 01/14/2009. 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. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $100k and more.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (7720) and SecurityFocus (BID 33204†). The entries VDB-45911, VDB-45905 and VDB-45904 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 800504
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows XP SP3 denial of service vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/11/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: securfrog
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0119 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0119
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45907
SecurityFocus: 33204 - Microsoft Windows CHM File Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/22/2024 04:01
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (55), 09/18/2018 08:31 (8), 11/22/2024 04:01 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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