Microsoft HTML Help Workshop up to 4.74 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft HTML Help Workshop up to 4.74. Impacted is an unknown function of the component HTML Help. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0133. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Microsoft HTML Help Workshop up to 4.74. Affected is an unknown part of the component HTML Help. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 4.74 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .hhp file with a long "Index file" field, possibly a related issue to CVE-2006-0564.

The weakness was published 01/15/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0133 since 01/15/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/22/2024).

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

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 (47868), SecurityFocus (BID 33189†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40755†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Microsoft

Name

• HTML Help Workshop

Version

• 4.0
• 4.1
• 4.2
• 4.3
• 4.4
• 4.5
• 4.6
• 4.7
• 4.8
• 4.9
• 4.10
• 4.11
• 4.12
• 4.13
• 4.14
• 4.15
• 4.16
• 4.17
• 4.18
• 4.19
• 4.20
• 4.21
• 4.22
• 4.23
• 4.24
• 4.25
• 4.26
• 4.27
• 4.28
• 4.29
• 4.30
• 4.31
• 4.32
• 4.33
• 4.34
• 4.35
• 4.36
• 4.37
• 4.38
• 4.39
• 4.40
• 4.41
• 4.42
• 4.43
• 4.44
• 4.45
• 4.46
• 4.47
• 4.48
• 4.49
• 4.50
• 4.51
• 4.52
• 4.53
• 4.54
• 4.55
• 4.56
• 4.57
• 4.58
• 4.59
• 4.60
• 4.61
• 4.62
• 4.63
• 4.64
• 4.65
• 4.66
• 4.67
• 4.68
• 4.69
• 4.70
• 4.71
• 4.72
• 4.73
• 4.74

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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OpenVAS ID: 800505
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft HTML Help Workshop buffer overflow vulnerability
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MetaSploit ID: hhw_hhp_indexfile_bof.rb
MetaSploit Name: HTML Help Workshop 4.74 (hhp Project File) Buffer Overflow
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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

01/12/2009 🔍
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01/15/2009 +3 days 🔍
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01/15/2009 +0 days 🔍
07/30/2013 +1657 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +595 days 🔍
11/22/2024 +3538 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-0133 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0133
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45930
X-Force: 47868
SecurityFocus: 33189 - Microsoft HTML Help Workshop '.hhp' File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 40755 - Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 4.74 and Earlier Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/22/2024 04:01
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (66), 05/07/2017 11:23 (6), 08/04/2021 07:47 (2), 11/22/2024 04:01 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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