Chinagames iGame 2009 ActiveX Control CGAgent.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Chinagames iGame 2009. The affected element is an unknown function in the library CGAgent.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1800. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Chinagames iGame 2009. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality in the library CGAgent.dll of the component ActiveX Control. 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 the Chinagames CGAgent ActiveX control 1.x in CGAgent.dll, as distributed in Chinagames iGame 2009, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the CreateChinagames method, as exploited in the wild in April and May 2009. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was shared 05/28/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1800. 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 as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as attacked.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8121.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50402), Exploit-DB (8758), Zero-Day.cz (221), SecurityFocus (BID 34871†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29086†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/30/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-1800 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1800
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48329
X-Force: 50402
SecurityFocus: 34871 - Chinagames ActiveX Control 'CreateChinagames()' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 29086 - Chinagames CGAgent ActiveX Control 1.x Stack-Based Buffer Overflow, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/03/2025 13:17
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (49), 03/13/2017 09:47 (12), 08/11/2021 11:34 (3), 07/19/2024 17:03 (22), 11/03/2025 13:17 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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