Microsoft Visual Studio Error code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Visual Studio. Affected is an unknown function of the component Error Handler. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-0901. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Visual Studio (Programming Tool Software) (affected version not known). It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Error Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Active Template Library (ATL) in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1, Visual Studio 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold, and Visual C++ 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold and SP1; and Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2; does not prevent VariantClear calls on an uninitialized VARIANT, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed stream to an ATL (1) component or (2) control, related to ATL headers and error handling, aka "ATL Uninitialized Object Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 07/29/2009 with IBM ISS X-Force (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0901. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/02/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40421 (Shockwave Player < 11.5.0.601 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-11)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116529 (Adobe Acrobat and Reader Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (APSA09-03 and APSB09-10)).

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 8317.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51042), Tenable (40421), SecurityFocus (BID 35832†), Secunia (SA36746†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23743†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4049, VDB-50451, VDB-50449 and VDB-50448. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 40421
Nessus Name: Shockwave Player < 11.5.0.601 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-11)
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OpenVAS ID: 900809
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Visual Studio ATL Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (969706)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/visual_studio_atl_uninitialized_object
Saint Name: Visual Studio Active Template Library uninitialized object

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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03/14/2009 🔍
07/28/2009 +136 days 🔍
07/29/2009 +1 days 🔍
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10/13/2009 +76 days 🔍
10/14/2009 +1 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1981 days 🔍
02/02/2025 +3609 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: IBM ISS X-Force
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0901 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0901
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49191

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X-Force: 51042
SecurityFocus: 35832 - Microsoft Visual Studio ATL 'VariantClear()' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 36746
Vulnerability Center: 23743 - [MS09-035] Microsoft Visual Studio and Visual C++ ATL Uninitialized Object Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/02/2025 07:17
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (71), 02/15/2017 09:33 (10), 08/13/2021 07:19 (4), 08/13/2021 07:24 (1), 02/02/2025 07:17 (15)
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