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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Bpsoft Hex Workshop up to 4.00. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-0812. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Bpsoft Hex Workshop up to 4.00. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. 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:

Stack-based buffer overflow in BreakPoint Software Hex Workshop 4.23, 6.0.1.4603, and other 6.x and earlier versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Intel Hex Code (.hex) file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was presented 02/27/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0812 since 03/04/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl and been published immediately after the advisory. 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 116249 (Hex Workshop Intel Hex Processing Buffer Overflow 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 X-Force (48970), Exploit-DB (9550), SecurityFocus (BID 33932†), OSVDB (52352†) and Secunia (SA34021†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Bpsoft

Name

• Hex Workshop

Version

• 4.00

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.1
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Exploitinginfo

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: 800528
OpenVAS Name: BreakPoint Software, Hex Workshop Buffer Overflow vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/27/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-0812 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0812
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46963
X-Force: 48970 - Hex Workshop .hex buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 33932 - BreakPoint Software Hex Workshop '.hex' File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 34021 - Hex Workshop Intel Hex Processing Buffer Overflow, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 52352 - Hex Workshop Intel HEX Code File Handling Overflow

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 04/26/2025 11:43
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (61), 11/27/2017 07:59 (8), 11/24/2024 12:18 (16), 04/26/2025 11:43 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:854:103

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