Baidu Hi CSTransfer.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Baidu Hi. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library CSTransfer.dll. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-6444. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Baidu Hi (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code in the library CSTransfer.dll. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in CSTransfer.dll in Baidu Hi IM might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, probably related to an improper length value.

The weakness was released 09/13/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-6444 since 03/09/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/24/2025).

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115957 (Baidu Hi "CSTransfer.dll" Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Zero Day).

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 (45117), SecurityFocus (BID 31162†) and OSVDB (51696†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Baidu

Name

• Hi

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 10.0
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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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/13/2008 🔍
09/13/2008 +0 days 🔍
02/01/2009 +141 days 🔍
03/09/2009 +35 days 🔍
03/09/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2199 days 🔍
05/24/2025 +3721 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6444 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6444
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47051
X-Force: 45117
SecurityFocus: 31162 - Baidu Hi 'CSTransfer.dll' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 51696 - Baidu Hi IM CSTransfer.dll Deciphered Plaintext Handling Overflow

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 05/24/2025 17:37
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (49), 03/15/2019 15:13 (4), 05/24/2025 17:37 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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