Synactis All In The Box.ocx 3 ActiveX Control ALL_IN_THE_BOX.OCX C:\bootini\0 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Synactis All In The Box.ocx 3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file ALL_IN_THE_BOX.OCX of the component ActiveX Control. This manipulation of the argument C:\bootini$software_argument causes input validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-0465. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Synactis All In The Box.ocx 3 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file ALL_IN_THE_BOX.OCX of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument C:\bootini\0 with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The SaveDoc method in the All_In_The_Box.AllBox ActiveX control in ALL_IN_THE_BOX.OCX in Synactis ALL In-The-Box ActiveX 3 allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via an argument ending in a \0 character, which bypasses the intended .box filename extension, as demonstrated by a C:\boot.ini\0 argument.

The weakness was published 01/30/2009 by DiGiT with Digital Security Research Group (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0465 since 02/05/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/15/2025).

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116179 (Synactis All_IN_THE_BOX ActiveX Control Null byte File Overwrite Vulnerability).

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 Exploit-DB (7928), SecurityFocus (BID 33535†), OSVDB (51693†) and Secunia (SA33728†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 800245
OpenVAS Name: Synactis All-In-The-Box ActiveX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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01/30/2009 🔍
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02/02/2009 +3 days 🔍
02/05/2009 +2 days 🔍
02/10/2009 +5 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2226 days 🔍
05/15/2025 +3712 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: DiGiT
Organization: Digital Security Research Group
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-0465 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0465
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46435
SecurityFocus: 33535 - Synactis ALL In-The-Box ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
Secunia: 33728
OSVDB: 51693 - Synactis ALL In-The-Box All_In_The_Box.AllBox ActiveX (All_In_The_Box.ocx) SaveDoc Method Arbitrary File Overwrite
Vupen: ADV-2009-0298

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/15/2025 15:05
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (64), 11/29/2017 14:38 (3), 11/23/2024 07:51 (21), 05/15/2025 15:05 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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